Friday, March 21, 2008
BEACHES, VINEYARDS AND TALL TREES....
Our first stop on the journey south was the small inland town of Collie. It was a pretty town with some good walks along the Collie River. We even got a game of bowls on the day we arrived. We took a lovely drive through the surrounding Jarrah forests
and visited the Wellington Dam.
Once the school holidays had finished we could move down to the coast at Busselton. We booked into the Four Seasons Van Park which was halfway between Busselton and Dunsborough. It wasn't long before we had booked our first dive under the famous Busselton Jetty. What a fabulous dive, fantastic marine life, absolutely stunning.
We moved down to Margaret River on 6th February and stayed at the Big Valley Campground. It's a private farm about 10km from town. We took a walk around the town then drove out to Prevelly Beach at the mouth of the Margaret River. We watched some surfers catching the waves before going in for a dip ourselves. It was so hot even Twistie jumped in the water.
It was lovely driving south through all the vineyards, they are everywhere in this region. We moved on to Augusta for a few days. We took a scenic drive out to Cape Leeuwin to see where the Indian Ocean officially meets the Southern Ocean.
We decided to head back to Busselton to get another dive on the jetty. The dive operator only seemed to get enough divers on the weekends so we booked in for Saturday 9th February. We had another great dive although it was slightly overcast.
On the Sunday we took a drive around some of the Margaret River Wineries. We got to taste some lovely wines, luckily Ferg was the driver so I got to taste all of them, hic...! We bought a few bottles to keep for special occasions.
We travelled inland from Busselton stopping at Bridgetown for one night. It was a pretty town and we had a lovely walk along the river. Probably would have stayed longer if the caravan park hadn't been right on the highway. Too many trucks rattling past all day and night.
We were looking forward to visiting the tall Karri forests and moved on to the small town of Quinninup. We stayed here for a few days using it as a base to discover the wonderful Karri forests around Pemberton and Manjimup. The Karri trunks are a creamy peachy colour and grow straight up to 90m. We took the Karri Forest Explorer which is a 85km self guided drive through the forests. We visited Big Brook Dam and had a lovely walk around the dam.
Our first stop on the journey south was the small inland town of Collie. It was a pretty town with some good walks along the Collie River. We even got a game of bowls on the day we arrived. We took a lovely drive through the surrounding Jarrah forests
and visited the Wellington Dam.
Once the school holidays had finished we could move down to the coast at Busselton. We booked into the Four Seasons Van Park which was halfway between Busselton and Dunsborough. It wasn't long before we had booked our first dive under the famous Busselton Jetty. What a fabulous dive, fantastic marine life, absolutely stunning.
We moved down to Margaret River on 6th February and stayed at the Big Valley Campground. It's a private farm about 10km from town. We took a walk around the town then drove out to Prevelly Beach at the mouth of the Margaret River. We watched some surfers catching the waves before going in for a dip ourselves. It was so hot even Twistie jumped in the water.
It was lovely driving south through all the vineyards, they are everywhere in this region. We moved on to Augusta for a few days. We took a scenic drive out to Cape Leeuwin to see where the Indian Ocean officially meets the Southern Ocean.
We decided to head back to Busselton to get another dive on the jetty. The dive operator only seemed to get enough divers on the weekends so we booked in for Saturday 9th February. We had another great dive although it was slightly overcast.
On the Sunday we took a drive around some of the Margaret River Wineries. We got to taste some lovely wines, luckily Ferg was the driver so I got to taste all of them, hic...! We bought a few bottles to keep for special occasions.
We travelled inland from Busselton stopping at Bridgetown for one night. It was a pretty town and we had a lovely walk along the river. Probably would have stayed longer if the caravan park hadn't been right on the highway. Too many trucks rattling past all day and night.
We were looking forward to visiting the tall Karri forests and moved on to the small town of Quinninup. We stayed here for a few days using it as a base to discover the wonderful Karri forests around Pemberton and Manjimup. The Karri trunks are a creamy peachy colour and grow straight up to 90m. We took the Karri Forest Explorer which is a 85km self guided drive through the forests. We visited Big Brook Dam and had a lovely walk around the dam.
