What beautiful weather for our walk today!

17 of us gathered at Wombin Reserve & followed a track beside a small creek to Swain Gardens – an attractive English garden. 
2023 07 07 Reg HelenA 0903 Medium                                                                                              All ready and waiting at Wombin Reserve 
 
    We followed a rather rough track down through Seven Little Australians Reserve, named after the book, whose author, Ethel Turner, lived in Lindfield as she was writing it. 2023 07 07 Reg HelenA 094127 Small2023 07 07 Reg HelenA 090945 Small
              Swain Gardens                                                                                    Crossing the creek after the Seven Little Australians Reserve

2023 07 07 Reg Don Wo Group on the track2023 07 07 Reg Don Wo crossing Gordon Ck                                                   The group on the track                                                                                                                Crossing Gordon Creek
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                                                                                             Happy walkers- Morning Tea at last!
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                                                  A Secretarial wave and other familiar HVB faces on the track
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                                                                               Views walking around Middle Harbour and a Baronial display
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        The "Too early for lunch" stop                                                                Tricky track conditions
We were blessed to have the assistance of Claude & Pragati who were a great help assisting us over some very large rocks on our way up the steep hill.
After lunch at the top we continued on and were very pleased to relax at the Killa Brew café in Koola Avenue where they made us very welcome!
2023 07 07 Reg HelenA 134104                                                                                                At the Killa Brew coffee shop

Another couple of kilometres of street walking brought us back to our cars at the Wombin Reserve.
Definitely the top end of a Regular Walk most of us thought, however we will all sleep very well tonight I think!

Leaders: Chris M and Wendy P led Helen A, Elaine, Michael and Sue, Phyllis, Keith H, Bert, Claude, Pragati, Christine S, Lyn, Pauline, Don Wo and two visitors.
Thanks to Claude and Pragati who assisted with the rock scramble.

Photos: Helen A (1,2,3,6,9,10,12,13,17,20), Pauline (7,8,14,18),  Don Wo (4,5,11,15,16,19)

Words: Chris M