- It was a good night not having to worry about the tide, I was well above high tide. I woke up feeling very tired. I was slow getting going, not leaving until 10am. I think it would be good to have a rest day. I paddled south and after about a km I stopped to investigate a kayak that was broken and had been washed up on the beach. I headed south thinking that Stansbury would be another difficult place to pass because of low water and sand bars. I did stop a couple of times looking for camp spots north of Stansbury but nothing was any good. I crossed the bay at Stansbury and met a couple of kayakers out in the bay, Michael and Meridith, who gave me lots of good information for the journey south. On their advice I headed out towards an oyster farm to bypass the sand bars, and eventually got past after about an hour. I was aiming for a beach a couple of km south of Stansbury, but the wind and waves built up, and I just couldn’t make headway. I stopped at a day use area and carpark, which I am probably not allowed to camp at but I did. I did about 17km today, still below my plans of 20km per day. I am looking out at the weather and early next week it’s going to get very windy just at the section which is most exposed. I may have to find somewhere to hole up for a few days.
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Leaving Deep Gully 
Paddling along the cliffs 
Approaching Stansbury 
Navigating the shallow water out from Stansbury 
Camped on the edge of a car park south of Stansbury
