Julian & Ali Travels


Trial Harbour		February 17 - 18

		So our exploration of Trial Harbour begins. Looking north from the beach, our residence is the right of the white boxes. Sheltered, but with an idyllic view.

		If we were in the middle of a war we would be concerned. Just a round granite boulder sitting among the quartzite and kelp. Washed by the ocean.

		Our room with a view. Another couple of people passing admire our parking skills. All becomes obvious when I mention the large rear window.

		Ever changing. The wind from the north. But relatively calm, just overcast.

		The wind catches the top of the waves and tries to turn them back.

		To no avail. Surfer a couple of campsites away decides there's an opportunity.

		Enough sun shining through to illuminate.

		A New Holland Honeyeater looking a bit windswept and bedraggled.

		Tourmaline. There are nodules in the granite a couple of km north. I've yet to explore. Our surfer friend is younger, and comes here often.

		The tourmaline forms as nodules in the granite. This is attached to quartzite.

		The zig zag track is the old packhorse trail into the harbour. About 300m walk. The bench seat is really a recliner - the back collapses if leaned on. We linger for a while.

		Not far south is the Little Henty River. Beyond that the next stop is MacQuarie Heads.

		Goat Rock. I think. Sandstone, banded (like Hammersley), some metamorphosed. There is a nice sign at the beach entry describing the geology. I have to keep looking back at my pic of it. The geology is an interesting mixture, I think of it as a meeting place.

		More near Goat Rock.

		Above the town a couple of mining attempts. Even on the satellite view we can't find a track to them. The geology sign identifies this area as having jade (greenstone).

		Another day, a walk north. A mix of old almost overgrown track and rock hopping. But first the fairy wrens in the larger campground. There have been fewer campers since the weather turned.

		North along the rocks. Climies Track is along the top of the cliffs, back a bit, all the way to Granville Harbour.

		Far enough for today. Ali's foot a bit sore. The vertical line is obvious granite. If I've interpreted the sign correctly there are tourmaline nodules exposed in the granite somewhere near. I wonder if there is access up the cliffs to sideshoots off Climies Track. One to Cornwall Mine, about another km.

		Our explorations typically involve walking a bit, and walking a bit more the next day, as we become familiar. Illuminated by the evening sun, the wind westerly, pushing the tide higher, and churning up the ocean.

Cornwall Mine		February 19

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