Just before entering the camping ground at Loyalty Beach a sign points to a short cut to the tip, not referring to, as Austin initially thought, the rubbish tip, but to “The Tip”, the Northern most point of the continent.
Having come this far we were pretty excited to take on the last 30 km. The short cut was highly recommended to us as the usual road is currently very dry and corrugated. This side road is quite narrow and sandy, but softer on the suspensions - unless, you take "a short cut of the short cut" as we did! We felt like on a bucking bronco as our car rocked across rocks and ridges and the motor was churning away through the deep creek crossings.
We made it through and only afterwards found out, that we had taken a wrong turn and entered an area where cars are known to get bogged. But there is just too much expertise in this team! Although Austin doesn’t let me touch the steering wheel, my job is being a “dipo-meter”: the deeper the dip or pothole, the higher my voice as I shriek:”diiiip!”
Finally we arrived and climbed the rocky outcrop to The Tip. Of course we were not the only ones! People take their time to soak in the amazing view and take many photos and selfies on the point. We were lucky that we didn’t go yesterday, as a couple from our camping ground took the plunge right there - an impromptu wedding with a small group of close friends.
