After two months of bullshit rain and cold temps, the Christmas / New Year break really turned on the weather, and since it couldn’t be spent at the pub or with friends thanks to Omicron, I took the opportunity to get out and do some trails and find a beach away from the crowds.
Resolute Beach Loop Trail
First, I went north into Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to west head. I’m mostly certain I’ve not been to this part of the park before and it seems I’ve been missing out. Resolute Beach is one of my new favourites. Good bushland too, and good to see everyone having fun in the water.
Palm Jungle loop track
Next I headed south into Royal National Park, getting up pre-dawn and hitting the road to get in there before the expected crowds. I was parked at Garawarra Farm at 7am and hit the trail. This trail had it all – eucalyptus scrubland, “jungle” palm tree bush, grassland and beach.
The morning light was crisp and bright, and the temperature climbed rapidly. I got to Burning Palms Beach by 9am and jumped straight into the water. There’s nothing quite like that feeling you get when the beach peeks between the trees of the trail in front of you.
