Thursday 13 August
Trails WA Cape to Cape
Last
night was the first time I have used my new sleeping mat - it definitely works
better for me than my previous one, however it does not give quite as much
protection from the cold.
Walking
south from Rabbits Hill was on and off the beach and the edge of the dunes. For
us this was mid tide, it would be much more challenging at high tide and would
not have been easy walking even at low tide. To cross Gunyulgup Brook we
attempted to judge the waves and cross near the mouth. Result - wet boots and
socks, plus a lesson learned. We stopped for morning tea at the southern end of
Smiths Beach. From here it was steep ascents and descents over the headland.
While we were stopped for lunch we watched whales repeatedly breaching and fin
slapping. The next section of the track was slightly faster walking on sandy
4WD tracks.
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| Yallingup Beach |
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| The Cuttlefish are much bigger than I am accustomed to |
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| A very steep descent to the beach |
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| and it continues down and down! |
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| This section would have previously been extremely boggy |
We
arrived at Moses Rock campground around 5pm. It had been a very hot day, this
evening was a bit cooler. While we were eating our dinner, after dark, we were
investigated several times by a quenda. Once again, we had the campsite to
ourselves for the night.
Statistics
Distance 24.15km
Time 7h
43m
Ascent 569m
Descent 559m
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