Day trip to Pulbah Island
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:01 pm
In keeping with our new policy of minimum one sailing day per week, we sailed down to Pulbah Island on Wednesday. It is interesting to note that there are now three public moorings on the northern side of the island, two in the attached photo, were occupied and there is a third one in the middle.
I understand there are now also three on the west side. It is is amazing that we are finally getting some of this kind of infrastructure in LM, but it has taken years. There used to be a total of one public mooring, on the western side, in a Lake twice the size of Sydney Harbour. Do you wonder why I get annoyed at those who run the show. We have sailed around the island quite a bit over the years but I think it’s the first time in nearly a decade that I’ve set foot on it. It is worth a walk and has really recovered from the time many decades ago when camping was allowed and it was polluted with rubbish and human waste Now a designated National Park, camping is not allowed. It’s also a wildlife preserve and at one stage it had a caretaker I believe. The potted history is here about a third down the page
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lake_Macqua ... uth_Wales)
We prefer to anchor on the Western side as you are protected from both the nor’easters and any southerlies that spring up at night. There is a rudimentary beach on the eastern side and some rougher cliffs and rocky areas to the south that provide some quite nice snorkelling. Be aware of course of the lakes new reputation as a shark locale. On the land there were some fairly healthy goannas last time I climbed to the top , so watch where you step.
Edit I have corrected my statement that LM is 5x the size of Sydney Harbour it’s only twice the size. That’s good enough
I understand there are now also three on the west side. It is is amazing that we are finally getting some of this kind of infrastructure in LM, but it has taken years. There used to be a total of one public mooring, on the western side, in a Lake twice the size of Sydney Harbour. Do you wonder why I get annoyed at those who run the show. We have sailed around the island quite a bit over the years but I think it’s the first time in nearly a decade that I’ve set foot on it. It is worth a walk and has really recovered from the time many decades ago when camping was allowed and it was polluted with rubbish and human waste Now a designated National Park, camping is not allowed. It’s also a wildlife preserve and at one stage it had a caretaker I believe. The potted history is here about a third down the page
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lake_Macqua ... uth_Wales)
We prefer to anchor on the Western side as you are protected from both the nor’easters and any southerlies that spring up at night. There is a rudimentary beach on the eastern side and some rougher cliffs and rocky areas to the south that provide some quite nice snorkelling. Be aware of course of the lakes new reputation as a shark locale. On the land there were some fairly healthy goannas last time I climbed to the top , so watch where you step.
Edit I have corrected my statement that LM is 5x the size of Sydney Harbour it’s only twice the size. That’s good enough