Margaret River

Collie is where the coal and gas fired power stations supply WA power.

We travelled through olive plantations on the way to Bridgetown where we called into the Sunday Market to stock up on fresh vegetables and prawns. Onto Manjimup and called into the timber and heritage museum. Very good. At Pemberton we had 10mm of rain on the tent overnight (cosy). Philip climbed the Glouster Tree (60ft high Karri) which was once a fire lookout. We then drove onto Augusta through beautiful Karri, Jarrah and Maurri forests via Nannup.

Augusta is a nice spot, similar to St Helens. We then drove out to Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse the most south western point of Australia. We headed north through the land of a 1000 vineyards and the opulent wineries at Margaret River. Travelling along the limestone coast through Gracetown and Yallingup to view some of the better known surfing spots in the world.

Arrived at Busselton and stopped in the best caravan park to date. Due to $24 million upgrade of the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere we were unable to walk and view the underwater observatory.

On 2nd of June we travelled to Bunbury and spent a great day and night with Barry and Kim Dick and reminisced about old times and our youth in Wesley Vale. The following day we travelled through the best farmland since leaving Tassie (good old dairy country) Harvey which is reknown for meat, dairy produce and orange juice. We ate lunch at May Gibb's cottage. Snuggle Pot and Cuddles Pie author. We went to the railway museum in Yarloop. Workshops in original condition as were left in days goneby.

Travelled onto Pinjarra and then onto Mandurah to catch up with Julie and Neil Lawson, Phil's ex neighbours and cousin from Wesley Vale.