Day 5 Waitpinga to The Bluff

 23 Oct 2020

It rained overnight but had stopped by the time we woke.

Up early with camp packed and breakfast finished by 7.45am. We are getting more efficient in the mornings.

The day started in some beautiful native vegetation (some of which we had never seen before) growing on remnant dunes.

After this the rest of the morning was spent walking along the cliff top with views of The Bluff (our destination) from mid morning onwards.

The coastline is very rugged and the day got windier and colder as the rain approached.

We made it to The Bluff carpark (our collection point) at 11.50am.

Bruce and Isabel and Alastair (with the car) arrived soon after.

We walked to the top of The Bluff to complete the walk and the others joined us there.

We went to the Port Elliot Bakery for celebratory donuts and coffee before driving home in the rain which started after we finished walking.

Overall, a very enjoyable hike and we hope to walk more sections of the Heysen Trail with Bruce and Isabel in the future.

Waitpinga cliffs with the Bluff in the background

Mission accomplished!