It’s 9:30pm and it feels like it’s about 40 degrees outside! I’m camping at Oberon Bay and am both sad and relieved this is my last night. Sad because it’s been such a magical reunion with nature, I’ve enjoyed the time alone and have met some amazing people. Relief because of the constant harassment of biting march flies, the extreme heat, the fact my block of cheese has turned to liquid, and I’m almost out of toilet paper! 

I’m so unbelievably relieved I did not hike to Sealer’s Cove yesterday. Mainly because I spent a wonderful morning with my new buddies, eating breakfast, drinking coffee, sharing stories and going for a swim. I honestly feel like I’ve known them for years. Secondly because after leaving Refuge Cove at midday, the 2.5 hour walk back to Little Waterloo Bay felt never ending. I would have added another 2 hours to that walk, and because I stopped to post my last post at the peak again today, I lost a ton of time. I was being harassed by march flies at the peak, but this cute little lizard ran around my feet eating them for at least 30 minutes.

Once I arrived at Little Waterloo Bay, I jumped straight into the ocean in all my clothes and then made my dinner for lunch because I knew there would be no water here tonight. I only have a 3 litre capacity, so I drank a ton before I left, drank about a litre during the 3 hours of extreme heat hiking, half a litre when I got here, and I have 1.5 left for the 2.5 hours tomorrow. I believe there is a creek between Oberon Bay and Tidal River, but if it’s dry I should just make it!

Most of the track that cuts across the prom from east to west is boardwalk, fine sand, and a little bit of gravel. It was so hot that at one point I thought I might have to wait for nightfall to continue. But fortunately some cloud cover blew in, and with a slight breeze I was able to reach here by 7pm.

Oberon Bay is beautiful! I remember coming through here in 2013, but everything looks so different to me now. I sat on the beach and finished off my can of Pringles, then made a wrap inside my tent before going for another evening stroll along the beach. I feel like I’m in the tropics, but I absolutely love this heat! I’m so happy to sleep without a sleeping bag tonight!

Goodnight from this magical part of the world!