26th November 2007 Another Trip to the South West.
My visitor arrived from Adelaide on the 24th Nov. on her way home to Torquay, UK. Jill leaves on Monday 3rd Dec. for England, but I couldn't allow her to go home without seeing our beautiful South West.
We left Perth at around 9.15am Monday , 24th Nov, and headed South.
We passed through Mandurah, which used to be a lovely little holiday village but has now become another boring city by the ocean, so we didn't waste much time there. Our first stop was Bunbury where we bought ourselves some lunch and bought some new batteries for Jill's camera and realising I had bought my Mobile Phone and no Charger, I bought myself a Charger that fits into the lighter of my car and solved my problem. After dallying around there for awhile we travelled on to Bussleton where Jill went for a short walk on the famous jetty. We then went to Dunsborough, just to have a look at the "Schoolies" really, and the little darlings were like the plague, they were everywhere and we soon hiked it out of there !!Our next stop was Augusta where we soon found accommodation at a place called Clovelly Cabins. Really lovely accommodation for $80. We both agree it was the best accommodation we had throughout our journey, and all the rest were more expensive!
Next morning,25th Nov, we were up bright and early to pack as much as we could into our day.From Augusta we went to Nannup, and then Bridgetown and Pemberton where we fed the wild Parrots and Jill had a squizzy at the Gloucester Fire Look-out tree.
Tuesday night was spent at the Tree Top Walk Motel.I don't need to tell you that the next day was spent at the Tree top walk itself which is about 19ks down the road. The weather was perfect but the flies were the very worst I have seen, they really spoilt the day for everyone because every person we spoke to were complaining about them.I feel sure a lot of Overseas people will be telling their folks back home to bring plenty of Fly Spray if visiting Western Australia !!After leaving there we continued on to Albany via a lovely town called Denmark where I had a visit to the Demark bakery ( a must if you pass that way ! The Bakery wins awards for their tasty meat pies at the Aust. Meat Pie Awards held each year in Sydney,)Jill decided she would have fruit instead. She doesn't know what she missed !! We deviated off of the main drag and travelled to Albany on the Lower Denmark Highway. Had a look at a Parrot,Snake and Dinosaur Sanctuary we went past. It was here that the photo of the Corella was taken at my feet. He rested his head against my foot because he wanted to have his head scratched. Needless to say I did this, but I tired long before he did !There were some lovely birds there. We passed through a town called Torbay which Jill wanted to see, but I think we must have blinked and missed it !!!!
We arrived in Albany around peak hour, so after a trip up to Mount Clarence to see the wonderful view we decided to find some accommodation. We decided to go to a caravan park and try and get a Cabin. The first one we tried was booked out so we continued on around to Emu Point where we were able to book a cabin at the Rose Garden Caravan Park. It was quite ok, but we were lucky because it was cool weather, had it been hot, we would have roasted. There was no air-conditioning.
The next day, Thursday 29th Nov. we headed out to the Sandalwood factory. What a lovely place that is ???? We did the whole bit and did the conducted tour to learn all about it. I always thought it was started by the Indiginous people, but as usual , I was wrong ! It was started by an Anglo Indian man and sold to a French couple in 1994 who have made it what it is today. Both Jill and I managed to relieved ourselves of a few Dollars there, they have lovely products.We then headed to Whale World for Jill to have a look at what once was a working Whaling Station. Whaling was stopped in the 1970s. Jill did the full tour, which lasted for a couple of hours while I browsed around looking and buying, things at the lovely shop they have there. Then I went and sat with a pot of tea and waited there. When Jill joined me we had a late lunch and then went to have a look at The Gap, which is a natural bridge formed by the rocks on a very ruggered coast. The waves crash in onto the rocks below and make for a very spectacular view. Unfortunately, the track is not very friendly for the dis-abled and when it came to having to walk over the rocks Jill knew her limitations. Her leg did not want to do it, so unfortunately, we were unable to continue on. I have seen it a number of times before but I was disappointed for Jill. We visited the Wind Farm and then explored a couple of little coves ( where Jill was able to walk on the lovely white sand )on our was to have a view of Albany from Mt. Melville. We really seemed to cram a lot into our day, And after buying some food to take back to the Park we headed back to eat it.
Friday 30th Nov. we were up early,packed Robert Red-Ford and pointed his radiator for home.We did deviate off the Albany Highway to do a side trip through the Perongerups. Every time I have been to Albany I see these mountains in the distance and always say " One of these days I am going to go and have a look at those mountains!" Well, this time I did !And I wasn't disappointed. It was nothing as spectacular as the Rocky Mountains in Canada, but it was a lovely drive and I really enjoyed it. Next time I'm down this way I plan to have a drive through the Stirling Ranges, they look inviting too.
From there it was a straight boring run into Perth. We arrived home about 3.45pm, both tired.
Jill had a little Nanny Nap while I went and collected my mail and caught up with the news of the Village where I live.
I'll post the few photos I took separately.
We left Perth at around 9.15am Monday , 24th Nov, and headed South.
We passed through Mandurah, which used to be a lovely little holiday village but has now become another boring city by the ocean, so we didn't waste much time there. Our first stop was Bunbury where we bought ourselves some lunch and bought some new batteries for Jill's camera and realising I had bought my Mobile Phone and no Charger, I bought myself a Charger that fits into the lighter of my car and solved my problem. After dallying around there for awhile we travelled on to Bussleton where Jill went for a short walk on the famous jetty. We then went to Dunsborough, just to have a look at the "Schoolies" really, and the little darlings were like the plague, they were everywhere and we soon hiked it out of there !!Our next stop was Augusta where we soon found accommodation at a place called Clovelly Cabins. Really lovely accommodation for $80. We both agree it was the best accommodation we had throughout our journey, and all the rest were more expensive!
Next morning,25th Nov, we were up bright and early to pack as much as we could into our day.From Augusta we went to Nannup, and then Bridgetown and Pemberton where we fed the wild Parrots and Jill had a squizzy at the Gloucester Fire Look-out tree.
Tuesday night was spent at the Tree Top Walk Motel.I don't need to tell you that the next day was spent at the Tree top walk itself which is about 19ks down the road. The weather was perfect but the flies were the very worst I have seen, they really spoilt the day for everyone because every person we spoke to were complaining about them.I feel sure a lot of Overseas people will be telling their folks back home to bring plenty of Fly Spray if visiting Western Australia !!After leaving there we continued on to Albany via a lovely town called Denmark where I had a visit to the Demark bakery ( a must if you pass that way ! The Bakery wins awards for their tasty meat pies at the Aust. Meat Pie Awards held each year in Sydney,)Jill decided she would have fruit instead. She doesn't know what she missed !! We deviated off of the main drag and travelled to Albany on the Lower Denmark Highway. Had a look at a Parrot,Snake and Dinosaur Sanctuary we went past. It was here that the photo of the Corella was taken at my feet. He rested his head against my foot because he wanted to have his head scratched. Needless to say I did this, but I tired long before he did !There were some lovely birds there. We passed through a town called Torbay which Jill wanted to see, but I think we must have blinked and missed it !!!!
We arrived in Albany around peak hour, so after a trip up to Mount Clarence to see the wonderful view we decided to find some accommodation. We decided to go to a caravan park and try and get a Cabin. The first one we tried was booked out so we continued on around to Emu Point where we were able to book a cabin at the Rose Garden Caravan Park. It was quite ok, but we were lucky because it was cool weather, had it been hot, we would have roasted. There was no air-conditioning.
The next day, Thursday 29th Nov. we headed out to the Sandalwood factory. What a lovely place that is ???? We did the whole bit and did the conducted tour to learn all about it. I always thought it was started by the Indiginous people, but as usual , I was wrong ! It was started by an Anglo Indian man and sold to a French couple in 1994 who have made it what it is today. Both Jill and I managed to relieved ourselves of a few Dollars there, they have lovely products.We then headed to Whale World for Jill to have a look at what once was a working Whaling Station. Whaling was stopped in the 1970s. Jill did the full tour, which lasted for a couple of hours while I browsed around looking and buying, things at the lovely shop they have there. Then I went and sat with a pot of tea and waited there. When Jill joined me we had a late lunch and then went to have a look at The Gap, which is a natural bridge formed by the rocks on a very ruggered coast. The waves crash in onto the rocks below and make for a very spectacular view. Unfortunately, the track is not very friendly for the dis-abled and when it came to having to walk over the rocks Jill knew her limitations. Her leg did not want to do it, so unfortunately, we were unable to continue on. I have seen it a number of times before but I was disappointed for Jill. We visited the Wind Farm and then explored a couple of little coves ( where Jill was able to walk on the lovely white sand )on our was to have a view of Albany from Mt. Melville. We really seemed to cram a lot into our day, And after buying some food to take back to the Park we headed back to eat it.
Friday 30th Nov. we were up early,packed Robert Red-Ford and pointed his radiator for home.We did deviate off the Albany Highway to do a side trip through the Perongerups. Every time I have been to Albany I see these mountains in the distance and always say " One of these days I am going to go and have a look at those mountains!" Well, this time I did !And I wasn't disappointed. It was nothing as spectacular as the Rocky Mountains in Canada, but it was a lovely drive and I really enjoyed it. Next time I'm down this way I plan to have a drive through the Stirling Ranges, they look inviting too.
From there it was a straight boring run into Perth. We arrived home about 3.45pm, both tired.
Jill had a little Nanny Nap while I went and collected my mail and caught up with the news of the Village where I live.
I'll post the few photos I took separately.
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