To Augusta

 

South of Margaret Rover along the coast road and through the national park you go through the towering forests of Mari and Kari trees. Feeling like dwarfs steeling through some ancient, majestic, wonderland, we glided along. Then came a section where a large fire had recently burned through. Charred trees and scorched ground told of another hot blaze like the one at Canebrake. It will rejuvenate, but will take some time.

Taking some tracks to the coast at odd times, we finally came to Augusta. Taking the scenic rout we hugged the coast out to Cape Leeuwin and the famous lighthouse, which was getting rejuvenated and had scaffold all around it. More beaches and back into Augusta.

After Augusta we saught the clostest road to the coast we could find and proceeded to follow it to see what sights and adventures we could find.

On the map we saw a national parks camp site called Black Point, right on the coast. A sandy 4x4 track of course, but decided to give it a go. About half way down it was getting late, so finding a small pullover spot on the track we camped for the night.

In the morning a local came past and pulled up for a chat. We quizzed him about the condition of the track ahead, and he advised us the sand became very soft and deep further up and didn’t think we would make it all the way to the camp ground, but told us of another spot not too farr up. It was on private property but was accessable to campers as long as it was kept clean and tidy. With a bit more chat and a farewell, he was off.

This private camp was called White Point, and we gladly headed to it. The camp area was in toward the coastline but to get to the beach you had to negotiate a large, gouged out sand dune where others had obviously struggled to conquer, and as good as Ned is he was never going to climb that devil. Not to worry, we were happy at the clearing with no one around for miles.

Spent the next week there, with only a couple of other 4x4s going past to another clearing up the track for the weekend.

I went for a couple of hikes, exploring the area, and Din relaxed among the coastal gums and soaked up the solitude.