April 24, 2016
In our dinghy ride around Torrent Bay’s lagoon, we came across a small cove with an intriguing path leading up from the water. We decided to tie off our dinghy and follow it to see where it might lead. It turns out we’d found a route off the Able Tasman Coast Track. It’s the track hikers take if they opt to cross the lagoon at low tide instead of going all the way around it. Wow, it was hard to imagine our “lake” would become so dried out that people could trek across it.
For now, we followed the trail up and over the small area of land separating the lagoon from Torrent Bay. We found ourselves at the far west end of Brown’s Beach with a view of the boats across the bay. Our curiosity satisfied, we headed back.
It was tempting to take the main trail to an area called Cleopatra’s Pool, one of the many highlights in the park, but it would take an hour and we had a lot more to do yet. Next up, we planned to visit the “township,” whatever that means, and see if we could find some coffee. Below, a gallery of photos from our little walk (click to enlarge/scroll) –Cyndi
