Eden not Perfect

As will become evident the flaw we detected in Eden was not the presence of an apple tree but a deficiency!  It became apparent in the area where the track marked in this snip from eBird ends (the open circle).  We had gone to Eden to buy stuff we can't get easily in Mallacoota and decided to do a lap of Lake Curalo as a walk.

The first problemo was that after setting off anticlockwise we found that some jobsworth had locked a gate into the caravan park.

So a back track of about 400 m and off clockwise.  Here is a view of the Lake, which turns out from Google Maps to be an anabranch of Palestine Creek,  A good bunch of Swans and Little Pied Cormorants.

The track was very pleasant with a good surface and nice vegetation.

There were some invasive weeds - this passionfruit was definitely, and unfortunately, prospering -

.. and the Banksia integrifolia was flowering well

Now we get to the interesting bit.  After about 3.5 km on the nice path it seemed to run out and get to an area where wading or rock climbing was needed.  So we reversed to try other routes.  We met a runner, who was also searching for the route.  She couldn't find it either.  After prowling the area of housing (see map above) we found a sign pointing down a footpath to the Lake.  On speaking with a resident we were told that as the Lake is so high we'd have to wade but it wasn't deep.

So back down we went.  I am not sure about Palestine the cliffs were more like Gallipoli.  But we made it across the rock faces without having to remove our shoes (or falling in).

We completed the walk along the beach, and I dropped Frances off a Coles while I went and got some fish and chips which after regathering Frances we took to Cocora Beach, to eat while watching the Pied Cormorants etc on a pontoon.

Here is a view across the bay to the wharf.  Notice the black shape in the water in the centre of the image.

Not a shark!

There were a few Dolphins which gave us nice views.