A Bear Grylls search for the perfect sunrise
A Bear Grylls search for the perfect sunrise (QLD)
On a treck around Noosa National park one afternoon I was exploring off the beaten track and stumbled upon what looked like a set of caves at the base of some cliffs, which were inundated with water. I wondered if they would be accessible at low tide and set about planning how I could scramble down if they were.
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The next morning I woke to the sound of my alarm and the disgruntled sighs and groans of my disgruntled dorm mates as it was 4am and it was after a heavy night (whoops). Anyway, with coffee in hand and head torch on, I made my way up to the north end of Sunshine Beach in complete darkness. I climbed the steps which start the coastal track through the park looking out for a chain fence with a couple of padlocks which marked roughly where I had to get off the track to work my way down to the headland.
I was joined by the faint glow of sunrise as I reached the cliff I had to scramble down, and giddy with excitement I saw that the entrance to the caves was free of the lapping waves. I would be able to get down there! Scrambling down the rocks was no easy task as hand-holds were few and far between, and half the face was wet and slippery from spray.
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Once down it turned out that it was one big cave with a couple of entrances and I explored to find the perfect spot to sit back and watch the glow on the horizon grow. Blue skies and low swell made for the perfect photo opportunities out on the jagged rocks. I was glad I was using my GoPro as a phantom wave sneaked up on me and absolutely drenched me from head to toe.
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Soaking and shivering but truly amazed with the secret spot I had just found I meandered back through the plethora of dog walkers on the beach to the nearest café I could find for a cuppa and a full English. What a morning.
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