{"id":61,"date":"2026-02-19T19:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/?p=61"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:20:35","slug":"deep-gully-to-south-of-stansbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/2026\/02\/19\/deep-gully-to-south-of-stansbury\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Gully to south of Stansbury"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>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.\u00a0 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&#8217;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&#8217;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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_230032848-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-63\" src=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_230032848-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_230032848-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_230032848-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_230032848-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_230032848-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_230032848-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_230032848-1200x904.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I leave the solar panel charging the power bank as long as I can, last item to load in the kayak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_234531910-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-64\" src=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_234531910-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_234531910-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_234531910-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_234531910-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_234531910-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_234531910-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260218_234531910-1200x904.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The broken kayak I found on the beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490374865-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-65\" src=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490374865-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490374865-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490374865-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490374865-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490374865-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490374865-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490374865-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaving Deep Gully<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490417993-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-66\" src=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490417993-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490417993-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490417993-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490417993-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490417993-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490417993-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490417993-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paddling along the cliffs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490566247-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-67\" src=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490566247-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490566247-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490566247-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490566247-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490566247-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490566247-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490566247-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching Stansbury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490636608-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-68\" src=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490636608-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490636608-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490636608-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490636608-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490636608-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490636608-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gpMediaMetadata_1771490636608-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navigating the shallow water out from Stansbury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_69\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260219_075901520-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-69\" src=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260219_075901520-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260219_075901520-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260219_075901520-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260219_075901520-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260219_075901520-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260219_075901520-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260219_075901520-1200x904.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camped on the edge of a car park south of Stansbury<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/2026\/02\/19\/deep-gully-to-south-of-stansbury\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Deep Gully to south of Stansbury&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71,"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}