AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 13 January 2013 | Views [191] | View Larger Image
Promising a picnic lunch and a cooling swim as hikers meet the challenge of the 27km Coast Track, Little Marley is one of many secluded beaches dividing the coastal cliffs that skirt the east of the National Park. But the weather changes rapidly here. Temperamental winds hasten, leaving no trace of the crisp blue autumn sky that shone less than an hour ago. Torrents open up the wide Tasman, churning with speed and vigour catching the hiker by surprise. Time to set camp, there’ll be no swim today