We are into a regular routine. We all arise between 6:30am and 7:00am. after breakfast and final preparations for the days walk completed, we usually arrive at our starting point at 9:00am.
Today we headed off from Prevally Park (mouth of Margaret River), the walk initially went behind the township and quite some distance inland. This was to be a long walk at 26 plus kilometres. After skirting the township we ended eventually on the beachfront. Today was particularly beautiful, the most consistent day weather wise we have experienced.
After about an half hour of up and downs through relatively easy walking country we came to a very steep descent, about 300 steps down to the valley of a brook. The large tour group we catch up with each day were having their morning tea in a nice area shady area next to the brook.
We then followed the brook until it reached the ocean. We had a quite strenuous walk on the beach. the sand was quite soft, so it was hard work for an hour. We stopped at one location to watch these very small birds on the water edge running down to the water edge to feed on small somethings that the water washed in. It was quite humorous watching the birds running up and down the beach avoiding the waves.
When we cleared the soft beach section we had lunch at a place called Redgate Beach. The seabreeze had come in so the temperature had dropped a little. After another short beach walk we headed inland again with most of the walk being along the coastal ridge. the views were spectacular at times. This was a long walk through the bush, the low scrub was quite scratchy on the legs. At about 2.10pm we arrived at a place called Contos. From here it was another hour and half walk through four wheel drive tracks and some patches of Karri forest, quite a nice walk. We arrived at our pickup spot on the time we had planned at 4.00pm.
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