I want to backtrack a bit and revisit Phillip Island. Having walked through the State Fauna Reserve of Cape Woolamai we were keen to explore more of Phillip Island’s wild southern coast.
Along the coast sweeping west from Cape Woolamai are Forrest caves.
To access the caves you walk half km along a wild windswept thundering surf beach. And of course there a big climb to get to the beach, and back, over a towering sand dune - man oh man! These dunes became unstable due to past grazing. Hairy spinifex and other native grasses have been planted to stabilise them.
The rocks were thickly studded with glistening jet - clusters of young mussels.
Rock formed millions of years ago from ash spewed out from volcanic vents nearby that over time has been eroded by wave and wind action forming the sea caves we see today. They are only accessible at low tide - we barely made it!
The rocks are iron rich and even include some Jasper if that’s possible. In fact a number of Phillip Island’s beaches are a fossicker’s dream with sapphires, agates, chalcedony and more.
And the ubiquitous lichen.
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