Ten people turned up for the Abbotsford to Rhodes walk despite the forecast of rain, which never eventuated.

2022 08 12 Plus HelenA 0920 Abbotsford Wharf                                                                                              Abbotsford Wharf

We heard about the history of the Quarantine Station before walking around the foreshore of Hen and Chicken Bay to Halliday Park, where we enjoyed mo                                                2022 08 12 Plus HelenA 0940 Information board   2022 08 12 Plus HelenA 0951 Henry Lawson plaque                                                                                                                  Quarantine Information Board                                        Henry Lawson Plaque

 2022_08_12-Plus-HelenA-1114-Bayview-Climbing-Equipment-1.jpg   2022 08 12 Plus HelenA 1055 Unique House Entrance                                                                                                                                       Quarantine Reserve Tree                                     Unique House Entrance

Continuing on to Canada Bay some of us tried to read the Canada Bay Exiles memorial in French before walking around Exile Bay.

 2022 08 12 Plus HelenA 1126 Bushell Tea Building   2022 08 12 Plus HelenA 1206 UGroup going up and down to waters edge                                                                                                                                                           Bushells Tea Building                          Group going up and down to water  

2022 08 12 Plus BarbaraR P1232316 852                                                                      Cormorants, a pelican & Canada Bay apartments                                                                                                                                                                     

We had lunch at Cabarita, visited Breakfast Point and Mortdale Point, finally reaching Majors Bay and the beautiful old estates of Yaralla and Rivendell and the Kokoda walk.

2022 08 12 Plus HelenA 1148 A fortune at Cape Cabarita   2022 08 12 Plus Barbara R Abbotsford houses                                                                                                                           A fortune at Cape Cabarita                                                             Abbotsford houses: Californian bungalows

2022 08 12 Plus Barbara R Quarantine Reserve tree  2022 08 12 Plus Barbara R A brief rest at Wangal Playground Mortlake                                                                                                                     David and tree                                                          A brief rest at Wangal Playground, Mortlake

2022 08 12 Plus Barbara R And then there were nine including B taking the photo at Concord Hospital   2022 08 12 Plus Barbara R And then there were nine including B taking the photo at Concord Hospital                                                                                                           And then there were nine (including B taking the photo) at Concord Hospital                  Rivendell

A reviving cup of coffee was enjoyed at Rhodes. Our various devices agreed that we had walked 21km and not the advertised 16km.

2022 08 12 Plus Barbara R At Rhodes cafe                                                                                     At Rhodes cafe

Walkers Helen A, Don B, Carol, Martin, Kas, Barbara R, David R and Vreni let by Anne R and Phyllis

Words: Anne R

Photos: Barbara R (8,10,11,12,13.14), Helen A (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9),