When I turned around for my last look northwards from McCarthy’s Point across Connewarre Bay and the main body of the Derwent River, the Cadbury factory was sunlit. I found it difficult to believe I had been there only 1 ¼ hours ago because of my experiences with new vistas since then: now the Cadbury factory seemed so far away.

The walk from McCarthy Point moved along a pretty trail, well-trodden by others. It made for excellent walking.

The vegetation was often lush and overgrown with free sown exotic plants.

Before reaching Lowestoft Bay in the distance I was puzzled by … was it a woman washing herself in the garden.

Of course on closer inspection this clearly was not the case.  First impressions can be so wrong!

I thought the concrete blocks flanking ‘her’ feet were rather special element of the installation of this sculpture.

Closer to the water’s edge in front of this property stood a flag pole. This Australian flag was protected from the wind by nearby trees.  Considering the gale that blew around me all day in every nook and cranny it was extraordinary to have a moment of calm here.  Perhaps winds don’t blow here. Perhaps the flag always droops.

In the photo above, across the Lowestoft Bay a section of the Berriedale Caravan Park is visible.

But before I reached the Bay,  I surprised a clan of rabbits happily resting on the leaf strewn path ahead of me.

I had the feeling they were not used to pedestrians on a weekday and were most put out as they scurried off to hide.