Sunday 23rd May - Cape Freycinet to Black Point

It was a rather noisy night with the constant buffeting of the wind against the tent; we thought the gales may subside over time, but sadly not.  In order to dry out the mattress properly we had a leisurely morning chilling out and reading in the (intermittent) sun before packing away the tent and hitting the trail.

After passing through a karri forest,

we eventually emerged back onto Cave Road for the short drive down to Augusta and the most south westerly point in Australia, Cape Leeuwin and its lighthouse.  Here, the Southern Ocean meets the Indian Ocean and Annie had suggested we go for a swim and wave at each other from the two oceans.

Unfortunately the weather wasn’t cooperating and neither of us fancied taking a dip in the rough seas.  A stop at the Augusta bakery for sausage rolls and cakes seemed a much better idea than a swim.

We planned a second night bush camping, so once past the Blackwood River we headed south on a dirt track to the Scott National Park where a 4WD track runs through the bush near the coast as far as the Donnelly River.  Andi and Tom the bikers had told us about the off road option, saying that Black Point is a good place to camp, so that was our target.

It took a good couple of hours of driving to get there and it was dark by the time we arrived, but the extra spotlights on the Land Rover came in handy, with the roof rack lights angled to illuminate the track as we went up and over obstacles.

There are camping sites marked out at Black Point and, as we were the only visitors, we had our pick.  Selecting a nice sheltered site we set up quickly and enjoyed a peaceful night with the faint sound of the ocean in the background (although we both thought it reminded us more of the sound of a busy road than breaking waves). SPOT