b' 4x4 DestinationCanunda National Park tripThis year we decided to head into Canunda combination of hard sand, some rocky sectionsNational Park, rather than going to Beachport or and a few dunes with some soft sand for a bit of aRobe. We took advantage of the Australia Day challenge. public holiday and spent four nights camped at Oil The coast here is spectacular, with the sceneryRig Square campground.some of the best there is to offer in Australia. FromThe campground is in the middle of the park, about rock pools, cliffs, caves and island rocks sitting15km from Millicent. The national park is long just off the coast. The coastal track provides(approximately 60km), but narrow.various viewing points of Canunda Rock, CamronThere is a mud map provided by Wattle Rangers Rocks, and Mounce and Battye Rocks. There is a4WD Club Inc. This can be downloaded online or series of tracks that go out to McIntyre Beach andobtained at the visitors centre in Beachport. The the surrounding cliff tops. The tracks are mostlysignage in the national park is a bit hit and miss, so rocky and in a variety of conditions, but mostlythe maps are definitely worth having. easy going. The view of the coastline is well worththe trek, especially the northern end of the beach.Tuesday January 25thWe had lunch at the town of Southend. Rain lookedMost of us arrived on the Tuesday. It was hot and imminent, so we found somewhere that had ahumid. Setting up for some (with a camper trailer) shelter. Not long into lunch it poured with rain andtook a while, while for others with a carry on we all huddled under the shelter. The rain lastedcamper, it was a simple lift the top and connect the about 15 minutes. Then it was a cup of tea and weladder. We did not do much for the rest of the day, headed back to camp. just sat around talking. It was good to be out after We followed Khyber Pass Track (which is an inlandall the COVID restrictions. track), instead of the beach route. It was a pleasantdrive, with mostly hard packed sand. The onlyWednesday January 26thproblem with this track was that it goes to theWe left camp at a nice comfortable time of 9:00 am. eastern edge of the park, and then it is a bit of aToday we were going to explore the northern end of loop of about 20km along 2WD roads to get back tothe park. We drove down to Geltwood beach and camp. As we were all running sand pressure in ourheaded north along the beach, taking the first exit tyres, and we were too lazy to get out and pumpto the inland track. The beach was mostly firm and them up, we took our time getting back.easy to drive on. The inland track was aTRACKWATCHMARCH 2022 25'