Walking back from the yacht at Low tide

Walking back from the yacht at Low tide, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

At low tide all the water in the River vanishes. There is a deep channel where the boats go, the rest is sandbank.
Here I am walking back to Burrum Heads, from the yacht moored on the river. It is walk of about 25 minutes over sand shaped by the tides as they come and go.

The sand is littered with debris from soldier crabs which are plentiful in this area. By the old tree trunk embedded in the sand the fishermen pump for yabbies for bait.

Its a very unshaded walk. The reflection from the high sun at noon is very sharp and the sand underfoot is not easy to walk on because of the hard sand ridges.
The last photo shows the yachts I have walked from. The first photo, where I am walking to.
At High tide all this is under water and boats can row to shore.