Saturday 26
September - 182157
Mt Clarence Parkrun in Albany
was our start to the day, walking for me and running for Drew. This was cold, wet and very windy. Mt Clarence Parkrun
Torndirrup National Park
We then drove to Torndirrup
National Park and walked the Uredale Point Heritage Trail (Distance 5.08km,
Time 2h, Ascent/Descent 196m). I wore my hiking pack as per physio instructions.
This walk had two sections of beach walking, so some sand to challenge my
calves. There was also a descent with a chain. When we reached Uredale Point we
could see that the pilot boat and tugs were about to bring a ship through Ataturk
Channel, so we stopped and watched. I
saw more wildflowers today that I had not previously seen. Trails WA Uredale Point Heritage Trail
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| Albany Port form Point Uredale |
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| Ataturk Channel Markers |
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| Point King Lighthouse Ruins from Uredale Point |
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| The descent back to the beach |
We then began the walk to Peak Head
but turned around about a quarter of the way into it. The wind had picked up
again and the rain was also increasing. We felt it was unlikely that we would
be able to go safely across the granite at Peak Head so decided to change
plans.
Trails WA Peak Head Walk
Instead, we had a look at the
view of Albany from Stony Hill Lookout and then went on to the Blowholes. The weather
at the Blowholes was quite wild – very gusty winds and rain. The blowholes were
making a lot of noise, but not much spray. Trails WA Albany Blowholes We decided to head back to the
shelter of our van to escape the weather.
Back at the van park the wind
and rain had really picked up, so we headed inside to read and relax.
