Adventure 2.2 : OliveRiver/Cape Grenville - Northern Walking
Tuesday, 30 June 2015 6:19 am
Camp awakes to a fire and cup of hot coffee.
We have a plan:
Rob, John and self will cut our way through the rainforest to the beach.
It is hot and humid work but 2 hours later we arrive at the isolated beach just north of the Olive Mouth.
We elect to boat John and the three girls to the mouth of the Olive. They will pull the cart and supplies on the now low tidal flats around to the beach whilst Rob and I return to camp, store the boats and meet them on the beach.
Looking south over the Olive Mouth to Bolt Head in the far distance.
Many years ago we obtained access to Temple Bay and walked north to the hill in the foreground.
As with all the cape beaches it is constantly windswept from the east.
Tidal changes are around 3 metres and with the current flows and that easterly wind the beaches are covered with all things from fishing boats, the pacific islands and passing boats.
It makes for interesting beach combing that we enjoy.
Camp 1 is up behind the dunes and well away from the high tide mark and any marauding crocodiles.
We know that they are around as we see many tracks where they come out above the high tide mark to bask in the sun, before returning when hungry !
This is how we travelled, each couple taking turns to pull the cart.
The beaches were ‘relatively’ easy compared to the 3 headlands we had to cross.
This one required the cart and back packs to be hauled up, and down the other side with ropes found on the beach.
In some places numerous crock slides where they have moved from the high water mark and into the creeks and lagoons behind the beach.
This 4 metre crock we disturbed during his siesta.
Part of a Pacific Island canoe washed up
A windlass from a ship ( wreck?)
Sometimes it took 2 or 3 trips with 700 metres of rock hopping each way.
Beach Camp No2.
This night a big black pig walked into camp whilst we were having dinner. Not sure how got the biggest fright !
Next morning we are waiting for the tide to drop so pulling the cart is easier.