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A couple of days on the Cape2Cape Walk

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Given we hadn’t managed to do the final bits of the Bibbulmun track together because of the Perth lockdown, but mostly because it was there, Birger and I decided to walk a section of the Cape to Cape walk in the Margaret River region.  The Cape to Cape is one of the best known and also Australia’s longest coastal walk and stretches from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin in the South. The total distance is 120km, and we just picked one section for an “out and back” to save ourselves the logistical challenge of getting transport for a one way walk.  As I had all our essential camping gear and was very used to carrying it, all we needed was Birger’s sleeping bag and food for 2 days. The weather forecast predicted perfect walking weather, sunny with a few clouds and 20 degrees.  Day1: Yallingup to Moses Rocks, 21km We left the car in Yallingup and started walking with a slightly overcast sky. To the uninitiated observer, it may have looked like I had definitely picked the shorter straw, as