2026-05-10 Sunset at Nobbys Beach

A quick adventure out the door, one which I decided to do as the afternoon moved on after a nice Mothers Day spent out for lunch at 'The Byabarra', a beautiful spot at the base of the Comboyne Plateau, west of Port Macquarie.

I arrived at Nobbys Beach, a random idea in my mind as I headed towards town, no real inspiring clouds in the sky but thought perhaps I might try and explore a spot I've not been to, around the headland.

I arrived as the tide was going out so timing was good, and I had one of two options ahead of me: 1) climb a section of rock after getting through a section of the oeaan or 2) climing a steep trail over the edge of the headland - I went for option 1.

Getting half the way through this section though I quickly realised it was slippery and two fishermen behind me were watching humerously as I was likely to come undone and take a slip into the water, so I quickly changed tact and followed them to option 2 - up the side of this track.

It wasn't until we reached the top of this very steep climb (I might add I had my two camera and backpack with me) that they confessed they'd also not been this way either, which immediately made me feel right at ease considering the track forward and back was impossibly steep.... what have I done....

I stopped up top, packed my cameras into my backpack and decided I had to go forward, which probably wasn't the best idea, but it was that or go back down where I'd come from and get no photos. Well, this was a challenge.... the track down the other side was a zig zag switch back where having a backpack meant you'd not be able to turn half the way down and it was looking like falling was a real possibility here. Needless to say, I did manage to get the pack off my back on the side of this track, lower it down into a spot I could use as leverage to try and get my way down without falling.

All of that drama aside, down the bottom successfully I tried for a few different compositons just really exploring the spot, but the sun was disappearing fast and the ocean was producing some big crashing onto the rocks around the front. After copping a faceful of ocean spray in one spot, I managed to trek back, grabbed a photo of the two fishermen who then very kindly offered to guide and spot me back as they were heading back as well, after getting no bites.

We made our way back around the side, a much easier route and back to the car park. A quick fly of the drone to capture some of the last light of the day, and then home.

I was so glad to have made it back, it could really have gone badly for me and I don't recommend doing that track to anyone unless you're a mountain goat, or a fisherman.

Thanks guys again for your help and the support, I appreciated it a lot!

Note: I think their names were Adam and Josh, and I may have got one wrong - if I did, I apologise, I am terrible with remembering names.