Cape Peron FPNP

Well, we decide to drive to the furtherest point - this being Cape Peron. and then we'll check out the other places on our return journey.
We quickly discover why it's requested that 4WD'ers lower their tyre pressures - to help prevent 'bogging' and tearing up the tracks! We initially haven't lowered ours enough for the soft loose sand conditions - and we flounder into a stop (yep we're bogged) when we get to the really 'loose' section. It's recommended that you drop your tyre psi to at least 20 - we started off at 22 but after getting stuck - dropped the tyres to 16. After this we only had one other tyre incident, on turning in a soft patch (maybe a tad fast?) one back tyre lost more air - our tyre pressure monitor alerted us, and at our next stop we checked the 'very squishy' looking tyre and it was down to 8psi. Pumped it back up to the 16 - and went along no worries for the rest of the drive.
Anyway, back to arriving at Cape Peron...just stunning. Not quite at the best time (high tide) for viewing marine life at their closest, but not too far off so did get to see a turtle and some manta rays. Enjoy a leg stretch with a short walk to marvel at the coast's scenery - what awesome colours.
A bit sad we didn't do the trail walk here - but knew we had plenty of other places to see today.Read more