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Catherine Hill Bay


Hi lovelies,

This morning we made the short trek to Catherine Hill Bay.  


 Robbie was going to do a spot of beach fishing while I had plans to either read a book, go for a walk, write some letters, do some sketching or any combination of the former.


 The morning was overcast and there was a forecast for some showers, so while Robbie was teasing fish with bait, I set off for a walk up past the pier.

 
The pier was part of the old coal mine complex town and would have been perfect for ships.  Alas now it is no longer used and as such has deteriorated over time.
 

The walk past the pier is only accessible at low tide due to the rocks but was well worth the time. 


It was a little eerie.  The mine shaft entrance is now closed off, but I could not imagine voluntarily entering in as brave men of the past would have done. 





The area has some remnants of when the wharf and the mine were operational.  



 There were a few lengths of this anchor chain, but not sure what it would have held.




A little misty rain and no fish meant that when I returned to where Robbie was, we headed off to find another area for fishing. 




We did manage to do a short drive around Catherine Hill and check out some of the old houses, and churches.


We were interested to see that a number of the house still stood, and that any additions to them was all done at the back of the house and so kept the fronts realistic.


Our next stop was to Boatrowers Reserve at Blacksmiths Beach.  
 
 
 
This was a beautiful place to stop.  A nice grassy area with a perfect place for Robbie to fish.

 

 It is just east of the Swansea bridge and the tide was running pretty fast.


He had a number of bites,


but alas only caught one fish.  It was a little small so back it went.


I spent the remainder of the morning reading a book and chatting a little with the Monday ladies about them eating strawberry cheesecake and not bringing me any.


We had lunch on the riverbank and then headed back to the van, where we chilled out after such a fast paced morning.
It was lovely to finish the day with a cuppa, some snacks and a read.  (another book down Gramps.)


All for today lovely ones,
Take care and keep enjoying life.
Love us.
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