Continuing north along the Peron Peninsula, Leanne and I were approaching the point where our 2022 expedition had come to an end.
The morning was spent traversing a vibrant cliffline, we stopped halfway to stretch our legs and admire more sharks.
Back on the water, the shallows eventually forced us out of the kayak, leaving us to push it along the final stretch of cliffline.
Beyond the Cliffs
We took a wide berth around the sandy point where we’d sprung a leak four years earlier. As we moved into deeper water, the wildlife changed, bringing back the enormous stingrays we’d seen crossing Big Lagoon. This time, I got in the water for a closer look.
The sandy coastline ahead was broken into a series of shallow bays, so rather than follow every curve, we took a direct line across deeper water. The shortcut would also help keep us on track for Gregories, where we hoped to snorkel a near-shore reef before it got too late in the day.
We came ashore near Cattle Well for lunch, where a turtle appeared in the shallows, but by the time we grabbed the camera and snorkel, it had disappeared.
Gregories
We arrived at Gregories in the mid-afternoon, now decisively beyond the point of our 2022 evacuation and with plenty of warmth and sunshine left to enjoy the snorkel.
We returned to the kayak for the final stretch towards Bottle Bay Campground, passing through the deepest water of the expedition so far and spotting our first dolphins along the way.
