Day 6 - Taylor's Landing to Surfleet Cove: Surfleet Cove
We would like to acknowledge the Barngarla people, the traditional owners of the land on which we walk, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are present today.
The trail follows the western side of the peninsula in a large U around Spalding Cove. Some wild weather and chilly winds, but we miss most of the forecast rain and have the pleasure of wild skies. Check tide times for this section, as there are a few narrow beaches.
Rugged up for the wet.
A eucalypt,
but I have no idea which one!
Even though this is the “busy” part of the park, we still see no one.
We watch the petrels diving for fish against the dark sky.
It’s pretty windy, but the light is so beautiful I don’t care!
Fisherman’s Beach, with the shelter of Fisherman’s Cove Campsite just visible.
A snack at Fisherman’s Cove Campsite. There are so many small campgrounds. Accessible by car, they are all close to the water and inviting. The sea is flat and sheltered, ideal for young families... and somewhere to bring our grandson!
The eucalypts here are the oldest and largest we’ve seen in the park, with stunning trunks and limbs that look as if they have been wrung out to dry.
Eucalyptus gracilis
Lovely tracks.
Walking west along Spalding Cove...
… and finally north towards Surfleet Cove campsite. The track follows the very edge of the cliff, with views into the clear water below, and back across the Cove to Donnington Point. We see a small stingray swim past.
Eriochilus cucullatus.
They are few and far between – I’ve seen just 5 plants over 6 days.
Surfleet Cove campsite and Birgit’s car, we set up the XMid 2P.
It has been a captivating walk.