Day 93 Saturday 16th July
We caught the bus once again and went to Burswood Theatre to watch the matinee session of “Wicked”. It was great. I really enjoyed it and would love to see it again. (It is always better the second time around.)
After the show we went to the Casino where I won $20 and Doug won $60. We had tea there and caught the bus back to the caravan park. It was a great way to complete our trip to Perth.
Day 94 Sunday 17th July
We left Perth just after 8.30 and travelled to Margaret River. The countryside was quite beautiful, with lots of trees and lots of green grass. We passed through Harvey where there were lots of cows and oranges. This is where WA’s milk and orange juice comes from and is called Harvey Fresh.
We had morning tea near Bunbury which seemed to be an industrial town. There were alumina refineries inland from here.
We went to Busselton to see the Busselton jetty. Here we caught a train along the jetty which was almost 2 kilometres long.
We then went to Margaret River which seems like a great place. It has lots of wineries as well as other boutique products.
Distance travelled today 284 kms
Total distance travelled 13958 kms
Day 95 Monday 18th July
Happy Birthday Mick
We went down town this morning and went through the shops in the main street. There were some very interesting gift shops and chocolate shops, and of course we had to buy some samples. This place must be humming in summer.
After lunch we went to Prevelly Park Beach which is about 10 kms away. The waves were fantastic. This is where the Margaret River flows into the ocean. It was beautiful. The surf was huge and there were a few surfers out surfing.
Day 96 Tuesday 19th July
When we awoke this morning the sky was quite overcast but it fined up during the day. We set out at about 9.00 to drive to Augusta. The countryside was beautiful with lots of green grassy hills and trees along the highway.
First we went to Mammoth Cave which is one of the limestone caves along the way. We had headsets for a self guided tour. It was quite amazing to see such a large cave with so many stalagmites and stalactites. There were many steps inside the cave and 106 steps to get out of the cave.
After we left the cave we drove through the Boranup Karri Forest. The trees were huge and there were so many of them. They were fantastic.
We called into the Boranup campground to have morning tea. It was a beautiful national park camp area and after we were organised some little wrens came to check us out.
We then called in to Hamelin Bay which was a lovely beach site where people were fishing.
After this we continued on to Augusta and then to Cape Leeuwin where we saw the lighthouse on the south western most tip of Australia. This point is where the Southern Ocean meets the Indian Ocean. The lighthouse was built in 1896 and still has most of the original parts in it. It was 176 steps to the top and it is 56 metres tall. Whew!
We then had lunch at the lighthouse. Our drive home went along the highway where we stopped at Karridale to see the store Christmas in Karridale. Then we went to the Blackwood Meadery where we bought some honey and some Boysenberry Mead. We then made our way to the berry Farm where we bought some jams. We crossed the Blackwood River which flowed out to the sea at Augusta.
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| Southern Ocean meets the Indian Ocean |
