Author: Mrs A
Location: 40 Mile Beach
Distance hiked: 7 km
It was a somewhat disturbed night as the wind got up and flapped our awning around – we had to get up at 2.30am to put it away – along with several other neighbours. We had a bit of a sleep in as a result, not waking until around 8.30am – bliss! It was an unusual start to the day, there were these white things in the sky…c…c…clouds I think they are called. We have not seen any of those since about mid May! They didn't hang around for long.
We packed up a lunch and our swimmers and decided to explore the beach.
We barely saw another person all day – a couple of guys fishing near the camp area, and then a lady on a stand up paddle board coming from a boat moored at the other end of the bay, otherwise just us. We stopped after 3.5 km, where there were no other footprints and jumped into the ocean for a swim – just heavenly.
We were entertained by a pair of White Breasted Sea Eagles on our walk back for hot showers and cold drinks.
The clouds returned just in time for sunset, making for a fabulous display and a fitting end to the day – nature's fireworks. We've really enjoyed our time at Gnoorea Point, but it is time to move on tomorrow, heading a couple of hundred km south to a former 700,000 acre sheep station…should be interesting!
That looks nice – is that a free camp?
Not free exactly but very cheap – $15 a night per caravan to Karratha Council – there is a volunteer caretaker and bins, a dump point and one drop toilet. You choose your own site, and pretty much all have sea and mountain views.