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Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River March 24th 2009

Day 57 As you can imagine it is very hard work travelling around the world so Aunty Rose and Uncle Tony have booked us a holiday! The four of us are off to Margaret River for a few days. After rush hour we set off on the 3 hour journey south to Margaret River. We stopped at Busselton for lunch and went for a walk on Busselton Jetty to the underwater observatory. Busselton is a popular holiday resort with a famous 2km long jetty, the longest wooden structure the Southern Hemisphere and second in the world (Southend has the longest). The 8 meter down observatory allowed us to view the coral and fish that live in the safe shelter of the jetty. We had a guided tour down to the ocean floor, we saw large sholes ... read more
Busselton Jetty
underwater observatory
underwater observatory

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River March 23rd 2009

Taunton Farm, in a gorgeous little town called Cowaramup (still can’t quite pronounce it) was our next stop, 10km north of Margaret River. Animals, jumping pillows and a curly nanny Rita kept the kids entertained. Visits to wineries, breweries, chocolate factories, Yahava coffee tastings and a glass blowing gallery transformed our modest travels into a gourmet delight. Communal meals continued on the grass at the farm, overlooking the paddocks and windmill, but the menu included Margaret River cheeses, wine selected after tastings and home made apple pie, bought at the local Cow Town market. (The locals have given up trying to say Cowaramup) Preparations took place in an open barn that had been converted into a camp kitchen that was able to accommodate Kornhausers and Devines. When with the Devines we join in their celebrations of ... read more
Taunton Farm
Taunton Farm
Bunker Bay

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River March 15th 2009

We are now in Margaret River which is unfortunately our last destination before we head back to Perth and on to Hong Kong. It was only a short drive here from Pemberton. We went via Cape Leeuwin which is where the Indian and the Southern Oceans meet. It is also the most south westerly point in Australia. When we got there the first thing that struck us was how busy it was. There were cars parked everywhere and loads of people! This came as a bit of a shock as we were used to always having the place to ourselves. After the obligatory walk to the lighthouse and the photograph taking we headed on to Margaret River. We did stop in Augusta for an absolute must of a photo opportunity! When we got to Margaret River ... read more
Canoeing on Margaret River
Swamphen
Grapes

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River February 25th 2009

Hay people, Well it has been a while but we are back in the land of the living, and what a life this is out here. for a start these people no how to camp out in the bush, we have been feeling really under equiped but poeple are so nice they have been giving us stuff that makes life on the land a little bit easier. One lovely old bloke called Paddy lent use his boat for a week and I court my first ever fishy's they tasted great. Nicko is quite the fisherman now he has a whole host of gear and is after the big one that keeps getting away, he has also had kangaroo as you will see on the picture although I haven't put anything to bloody and gore as there ... read more
Life in OZ
Life in OZ
Life in OZ

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River February 5th 2009

Nic has been on at me to write another blog entry for a few days now so thought I better before I got into trouble! Where did Nic last leave you?…Changi airport wasn’t it?….So we arrived to torrential rain that night in Bali; which apparently isn‘t a country but an Island in Indonesia which obviously is a country, am I the only person who didn‘t know that? We were staying in Kuta and after the dump we stayed in in Melaka I was pleasantly surprised. OK, it cost a bit more than 4 squid a night but the rooms were lovely and clean, we had our own lil shower that actually worked and I would’ve preferred to eat my dinner off the toilet seat here than from some of the plates we’d eaten off in other ... read more
Cleaning up dirty Kuta
Kuta, waiting for sunset
Nic cycling

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River January 10th 2009

Before we left Perth we wanted to head down south a bit to the Margaret River region which is known for its scenery its surfing and its vineyards! We hired a car from Hertz, a wee Toyota corolla thing, and booked a cottage just outside the town of Margaret river. We drove down on Sunday late morning and stopped at a place called Mandurah which has Sunday art and craft markets so we stopped for a look around. They also have a lovely foreshore area with a coffee shop or two and a really good ice cream shop which we had a wee tester of. Margaret River itself was very nice and quaint with lots of little restaurants and quirky shops to have a peek in, we arrived early evening so we just had a chilled ... read more
surfing...
me and my board
paul at cape lavender winery

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River December 28th 2008

This entry has been a particular hurdle for me. I haven't updated photos here, or on facebook, though it was 2 months ago now...I've been doing by darndest (not a word i usually use, but whatever) to get this whole blog updated but I suffer from a very common illness, called procrastinationitis. It's ok, I'm receiving treatment, but sometimes I suffer a relapse. I'll get through it, thanks for the caring messages (nagging) and everything. So....Down. South. Here are a few words to get you thinking. Awesome. Joyful. Relaxing. Surprising. Peaceful. Beautiful. Exciting. Natural. Sublime. Refreshing. Soulfood. It's one of my favourite places to visit, and well worth the trip down there. A 2 and a half to 3 hour drive south of Perth, 6 and a half of us got our bags packed and set ... read more
Gotta wave at the folks!
Yeah baby! All set!
Roo sculpture

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River December 21st 2008

Our morning started with a short trip into Denmark. After a quick walk around the town we drove to the Valley of the Giants - a karri forest containing some very tall trees. They’re different from the NZ kauri trees,- instead of being fat and stocky, these were tall and skinny. The storm the previous night had brought some of the trees down along the walk we had planned to do - the Ancient Empire Walk - which weaved along a boardwalk through the forest. It meant that we could only go a short way into the woods before we had to turn around and go back to the beginning again, so we decided to splash out on the Valley of the Giants Walk which took us up through the tree tops on a suspension bridge. ... read more
Matt on the Ancient Empire Walk
Karen at the Valley of the Giants
Karen on one of the bridge viewing platforms

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River December 11th 2008

Entry by Jules We got an early start from the hostel on Sunday as we had a reasonable drive to complete to get us to Margaret River. Many Perth residents head down to the Margaret River region over the weekend to head to the beach, surf, sample the local wines and generally relax so we’d picked a good day to be travelling in the opposite direction. From Perth down to almost Bunbury, there seemed to be endless building of new communities or eco-villages stretched out alongside the highway. These looked like they could be second homes (hardly new communities). Along the way I caught sight of my first wild Kangaroo. Unfortunately he, along with the other 5 or 6 I saw, were dead at the side of the road. We stopped in a place called Yallingup ... read more
Rich at Yallingup Beach
Bridgefield Guest House
Redway Beach

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River December 2nd 2008

Ross: An enjoyable 5-hour flight to Perth care of Qantas found us at the airport tourist info booth where a rather unhelpful representative informed us that we'd have a slim chance of finding any accommodation in the city for the night if we hadn't already booked in advance. Our chosen car hire company, Bayswater, did not open on Saturday afternoons so we intended to stay the night in Perth and pick the car up the following morning from the city office. We arranged a transfer shuttle to the city centre, the driver of which also didn't hold out much hope for us finding accommodation. Apparently, due to a number of concerts being held in the city that weekend most hotels and hostels were full. After traipsing around a few establishments we finally found a bed in ... read more
Wheels
Nicola & James' residence
Gnarabup Beach




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