2023 Cape to Cape Walk
Satellite Weather Image 26 March 2023
Doing a walk in late March/early April isn’t a very common practice for us. Typically in most of Australia the temperatures are on the warm side. In fact, the first two days of this walk are forecast to be 28º Celcius which is not my favourite walking temperature and that’s why most of our multi day walks are undertaken somewhere between May and September.
The bushfires in Western Australia can also be an issue up until the end of April. There is one campsite along this trail which is currently closed due to fires which has impacted our daily planning and changed the direction we’re walking from South-North to North-South.
There’s always an upside and one bonus of doing a walk at this time of the year is that the night time temperatures are around 12º Celcius so cold isn’t likely to be an issue. Also being a mediterranean climate the rainfall is minimal – fingers crossed!
While it’s still a decision to be made, I’m tempted to leave my puffy jacket at home but I’ll definitely be in sun-smart mode covering up fully which includes my sun gloves to stop my hands getting sunburnt which is always an issue when using trekking poles in the heat.
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Doing a walk in late March/early April isn’t a very common practice for us. Typically in most of Australia the temperatures are on the warm side. In fact, the first two days of this walk are forecast to be 28º Celcius which is not my favourite walking temperature and that’s why most of our multi […]