Day 4: Peaceful Bay to Boat Harbour

As I type, I'm seeing a starry sky for the first time since I started in Walpole. The clouds seem to have left us. After 11 today, the sun was beating hot. Temperatures rose from 15 to 27C, so besides the fact the walk took nearly 9 hours today, it was also exceptionally hot. So I'm exhausted again.

The main highlight was canoeing across the Irwin Inlet:

Location of canoe crossing

After the refreshing overnight stay at Peaceful Bay, where I had a long hot shower, microwaved breakfast, electric room heating, and a mirror, it was a day on the track where the highlight was to use a canoe to cross a river mouth.  An honour system ensured that a walker would always have a canoe to use.

The mouth of Irwin Inlet: it was tempting to cross here. The water was calm . But the  canoe crossing ahead was more appealing.

After the crossing, there were some 7 km to cover across spectacular open heath and grassland, where kangaroos paused and stared. This part is best in spring when wildflowers are at their showiest.

This was the second day of spectacular ocean views from cliffs, walking on 2.5 km of beaches, discovering tiny snails, and hearing the incessant sounds of motorbike frogs.