I haven't been able to add to my blog because I have been out of phone range, so I have some catching up to do.
Walpole to
Quinninup - 100km
We drove through
spectacular karri forests from Walpole to Quinninup on Sunday and stayed at the
Qunninup Eco Park. A beautiful
little spot with lots of kangaroos and emus wandering around. When I first pulled up Oscar jumped out
and came face to face with a pet emu.
He got such a fright all four feet left the ground simultaneously as he
jumped about 2ft then hid behind my legs.
The emu also jumped because of Oscars reaction. It was hilarious. I intended to have my photo taken with
the emu, but unfortunately the weather was terrible and it rained on and off
for most of the day. It was a very
reasonable park too, at $20 per night.
Quinninup to Nannup - 109km
On Monday we travelled
along pretty country roads away from the main highways and gradually made our
way to Nannup via Pemberton and Manjimup.
The countryside in this part of WA is just spectacular with the
magnificent karri forests, beautiful wineries and lots of lovely green pastures
with very contented looking cows.
We parked the vans
across the road from a lovely old restored pub in Pemberton and went for a
stroll along the main street. Such
a friendly place, with the locals saying hello when we passed by. It was hit and miss with the rain,
which has been hanging around for several days now. I wish it would just rain really heavy and get it over with
instead of drizzle, sun, drizzle sun all day long.
We stopped by the side
of the road and had lunch in Manjimup.
It was a big town and very busy with lots of traffic down the main
street. I found a place to have my
gas bottle filled. I went to Mitre
10 first but they wanted $50 for a refill which I think was a rip off, so I
found a rural supply store which charged $38. The price really varies. I have paid as little as $17, but most of the time I have to
pay about $35.
We parked overnight in
a little rest area in amongst huge karri trees, about 12km from Nannup. It was very dark and very isolated. There is no way I would park there if I
was travelling alone.
On Tuesday we walked
along the main street of Nannup and had morning tea at a little café before
travelling to Alexander Bridge Camping area which is in the Margaret River
region - about 20km from Augusta.
It is a lovely setting beside the Blackwood River. We stayed for three nights ($8 per night)
The school holidays started in WA this week and most of the caravan
parks and camping areas are booked out in the Margaret River area, but we have been lucky so far and found somewhere to park.
Tonight we have booked to stay at a sheep farm in Margaret River. We plan to stay for three nights then decide where to from there.
Main street Nannup:
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