This past weekend, Ryan and I visited another one of Brisbane's beautiful wild areas. The Nudgee Beach Mangrove Boardwalk is a short 10K drive north-east of the city. (For those of you who are quickly trying to remember how to convert kilometers to miles, that's about 6 miles) The walk, though short, explores a number of different ecosystems and habitats in Brisbane's largest wetland area, Boondall Wetlands. Every few minutes the vegetation on either side of the boardwalk changes. The forest ends where the salt water comes in with the tide. Salt tolerant plants such as Sea Purslane and Mangrove take over. We visited the boardwalk during low tide, and it's been said that visitors during low tide will have a very different experience than visitors during high tide. I could definitely see why. We plan on returning, next time during high tide.
The beginning of the Boardwalk
The view of Cabbage Tree (Nundah) Creek from the bird hide
Ryan exploring the Mangroves
Boardwalk taking us over delicate salt flats
Leaving the salt flats and entering a forest of
Melaleucas or Paper-Barked Trees
Looking toward where Nundah Creek meets the Pacific Ocean
Mangroves thriving in marshy conditions
Meandering boardwalk path through the Mangroves
Walking along Nundah Creek
