From the top, we could see back to the coast. The mountain is 10km inland, and much of the road from the coast is straight.

After spending much of the morning close to the sea, we ventured back inland to have a look at Mount Chudalup. Mount Chudalup is a granite tor in the middle of miles of coastal swamp and heath. It’s 187 metres high and took some climbing. The track started in karri forest, but quickly changed to heath the higher we went. From the top, you can see what kind of country it was we were in.

One more look at Salmon Beach. It’s a wonderful place, and for the moment, a very well-kept secret.

We found quite a few cuttlefish bones on the beach. This one had marks, which BB thought were gnawings of a shark or whale.

The beach wasn’t entirely free of footprints…

But we were certainly the only people there at the time.

The view up the beach was even wilder. Not surprising, since this beach faced the Southern Ocean. There’s nothing between Salmon Beach and Antarctica.

On the beach at last! And what a beach it is. I love the contrasting colours in the sea, sky, ochre cliffs and pale sand and grass. Wonderful.

The sea grass became ever longer, and we get our first peek of the wild beach.

The dune system behind the beach was extensive. We’ll walk over them to get to the beach.

We’re looking down on Salmon Beach. The beach car park is in the dunes, and the path you see passes through it. The beach is wild – you’ll see how wild when we get down there.