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08/22/24 - Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

Before an excellent lunch at Vasse Felix, we headed north to hike around the Cape Naturaliste lighthouse. We couldn't see the lighthouse from the parking lot, so we headed down one of the trails through bushes and twisted trees. We couldn't see the ocean either, but we continued.

Then we got our first glimpse of the lighthouse. We headed onward and took a turn towards the Whale Watch lookout. We didn't expect to see whales, and we didn't see any. We descended along long wooden ramps and staircases. Then we saw the sea, angry and active beneath us. We hadn't realized quite how high up we were.

We didn't make it all the way around the lighthouse. We were a bit hiked out by now. If nothing else, every hike had included a lot of stair climbing, and some of it involved crossing sand. Still, we felt we had earned our lunch.





A glimpse of the lighthouse




A walkway to the lookout

The waters below



The lookout


A view from the lookout









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