WESTERN AUSTRALIA :DAY 4 : CAPE TO CAPE WALK - Contos Campground - Hamelin Bay - 22 km

DAY 4 : CAPE TO CAPE WALK - Contos Campground - Hamelin Bay - 22 km - 6 hours

Overcast and mild, 16o C

 

 

Merribrook's lodge - breakfast by the fire

 

 

 Family of kookaburras at Merribrook

 

 

The blue line is the Cape to Cape track.

The track was neatly divided into karri forest and beach sections today.

 

 

Once we found the correct path (fabulous navigators we are (not)!) we descended into the forest.

 

 

Grasstrees lined much of the path

 

 

Majestic karri forest

 

 

Clear, well-marked paths

 

 

Over the sand dunes to Boranup Beach

 

 

 

Native rock parrot

 

 

A kelp gull

 

 

Marine still life - artistic, huh?

Huge cuttlefish aplenty strewn along the sands.

 

 

Walking on 4WD tracks to avoid soft sand.

Essential to carry water - none on route.

  

 

Warning signs at every turn.

Dangers : rips, slippery rocks, collapsing sand dunes, fragile limestone cliffs, high tides, hidden reefs

 

 

The welcome sight of the Hamelin Bay boat ramp

 

 

 

M&M

 

 

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