We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am
Last week we drove south from Gillies Bay and parked on the Davie Bay road at the top of the last hill before the bay. The hike took us along the first part of the road to Ken's Place and then down through the forest to the pocket beaches near the mouth of Eagle Creek. We had lunch at the first bay and then hiked over a grassy bluff to the beach at the mouth of the creek. My photo this week was taken at the first pocket beach and is of an outcrop of ancient lava rock that has been smoothed by the sea. I imagine the breaking waves are sweeping the fine shingle pebbles repeatedly against the surface of the rock and producing these lovely smooth bumps and hollows.
This stretch of coastline has several very small bays [the pocket beaches] separated by steep rocky headlands with a mix of grassy and forested bluffs backing the coastline. Access is by old logging road and winding trails. It's a very lovely area and not so easy to reach on foot or by boat.
JD.
Wonderfully smooth rocks running out into the beach near Eagle Creek.
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