The last few days have been spectacular.

I have been camping near the tip of the Francois Peron national park. My campsite was tucked into a corner of an eastern facing beach. If you looked one way it was white sand into crystal blue water and in the other direction the glassy waters reflected blood red from the adjacent cliff face.

The days have been clear and blue and the nights quite surreal under the full moon. Several times I found myself wandering around torchless at midnight.

There are campsites on the western side of the peninsular that are quite popular, but being me, went for solitude and had the place to myself.

Midday yesterday I found myself with a bunch of other travellers standing on the viewing platform at Skipjack point overseeing the passing marine life.

Within a 30 minute window we had seen several schools of large fish, a pair of dolphins hiding behind lumps of reef waiting to see what the current brought their way. Another few were around on the beach where they had a school of mullet trapped against the sand and were taking turns surging up the beach to grab a mouthful for lunch. Lining the sand right where the dolphins pinned the mullet were 200 odd cormorants patiently waiting for the scraps.

Back out the front and several large rays cruised by. One of them was monster. Every so often a turtle drifted up to the surface to check things out. There was a shark in there somewhere and just to top things off a dugon floated around as well.

The water here is azure blue and contrasts against the red and burnt orange of the shoreline.

Needless to say I was impressed.

Today is a rest day. All the easy stuff. Recharge batteries literally. Tomorrow is back to remote and out to Steep Point which I have since found out is the most western point of the Australian mainland. I should arrive there just in time for a new 3 metre swell. I hear there are rugged cliffs there to greet the incoming surf. Excellent.

Speak soon.

Tony