On our way to Cape Arid we quickly stop at Wharton Beach , a recommendation of the bar maid in Esperance. Das Westende des Beaches liegt noch im Cape le Grand NP, das Ostende schon im Orleans Bay NP.
Wharton BeachWharton BeachShort Walk to a View PointWharton BeachOrleans Bay NPPostmail boxesCondingup TavernCondingup TavernCondingup TavernSandy RoadRoad to Thomas RiverUnsere Camp KitchenSchwimmhilfe für Bienen unter dem WasserhahnOutback LooFriendly visitor at night in the toiletHm…Yes, this is an official hiking trailView over Yokinup BayView Point at Dolpin CoveSundowner at Dolphin Cove No, please not on the road, that’s dangerous!
Early Morning we start the walk from Yokinup Bay to Dolphin Cove, it’s actually short but a Class 4 over many many rocks.
Ähm, really? Not a road…?View bach to Yokinup BayView bach to Yokinup BayKangaroos on crossing our pathFirst glimpse of Dolphin CoveFirst glimpse of Dolphin CoveCan a beach be more beautiful?Way backBack at Yokinum BayPlan: Track to Tagon BeachSoft, very soft sandWalking instead of driving…Tagon BeachTagon BeachAnd bogged…sh… cost us about 1.5 hours digging to get our Luxusmonsterly out, in the midday heat, grrr…. March flies almost killing me and we both were sweat, and „regelrecht paniert“ afterwards – great, there are no showers at Cape Arid…Check tyre pressureTiger Snake moving towgrds, guess… site 17SunriseBreakfast with a view at our beloved site 17Tagon BeachTagon BeachWest end of Tagon Beach
Althogh warned about the badly corrugated roads we intended to drive to seal Creek the next day.
Wellblech at its bestErnst nehmen die Schilder!!!Hi gorgousStupid goannaDer Grill verweigert seine ZusammenarbeitWalkway to the beachWindy beachPoison riverInlet at Poison River
Eigentlich wollten wir am Seal Creek campen, aber die Masse an Bremen, der nicht funktionierende Grill (camp fire ist keine Option, fire ban herrscht von Oktober bis ende April) und der scharfe Wind, der einem den feinen Sanddünensand um die Ohren weht, treibt uns zurück zum Thomas River, schliesslich wollen wir keinen Sand im Sundowner Bier.
Back at Thomas River for sundonwerMarkus cooking
Bye bye, time to leave. Cape Arid is a stunning place, beautiful beached, lots of wild life and not crowded at all. Next stop Fitzgerald River NP.
