Now camped beyond the end of our 2022 expedition, with the pivotal rounding of Cape Peron ahead of us, we began the day by answering the call to adventure.
Our first stop came early at Bottle Beach, where the increasingly vivid colours towards Cape Peron reached their most intense red of the trip.
Cape Peron
As we approached Cape Peron, the shallows gave way to deep blue water against the red cliffs, bringing some apprehension about the strong currents we might encounter around the point.
A pod of dolphins briefly distracted us from the task ahead, drawing us further offshore before we turned back towards the cape. We kept our distance as we rounded the break off the point, where the meeting currents created a strange sensation beneath the kayak. In the end, the pivotal rounding of Cape Peron proved surprisingly uneventful, and we soon had the kayak secured on the beach.
Skipjack Point
Leanne and I left our kayak at Cape Peron to walk the Wanamalu Trail, a 3.6-kilometre return walk to the lookout at Skipjack Point.
At the lookout, we were treated to our first eagle rays of the trip and paused to watch them line feeding below.
We returned via the beach, finding more wildlife in the shallows.
Megafauna
First we glided over two enormous shovelnose rays, too quickly to properly take them in. Then three eagle rays appeared alongside the kayak.
When we reached the next stretch of shallows, animals were everywhere, so I left the kayak again to capture them properly.
Back in the kayak, we continued south, passing another eagle ray in the deeper water as we made our way into Herald Bight.
