Day 38
18 km
Cum 809.7 km
Camped: Frankland River
After an egg, bacon and coffee breakfast I left Walpole at 08h30. It was so exciting to have a completely blue sky and sunshine!
The trail was enjoyable, with a lovely walk along the Walpole Inlet and then above Coalmine Beach. There was a little miniature sailboat regatta happening.
The walk continues another 5km through forests- mainly tingle and karri. This leads to a great lookout, aptly named Hill Lookout. A few kilometres hereafter is the Giant Tingle Tree. Its centre is hollow and burnt out. Many people could stand in between its limbs! It’s huge!
The rest of the trail continued through the forest, was lovely not to be drenched and have shady forest roads to walk on.
I got to the hut, the only one on stilts on the trail, at 13h05. It also has a covered deck.
A while after they arrived we were joined by Andrew and Dave, who were just doing the section to Denmark.
Walpole Inlet 
Walpole Inlet 
Coalmine Beach 
Coalmine Beach 
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Walpole Inlet 
View from Hill Lookout 
Giant Tingle 
Tent set up in shelter 
Foamy Frankland River 
Foamy Frankland River 
Frankland River 
Frankland River