Blogs from Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 19

Humpback Whales The 3 hour outting cost $50 and we went, wondering if we'd get out money's worth... Luckily we arrived in Augusta as the whales were migrating down the east coast. After a while on the boat, we saw a group of whales quite far away, so I got snapping! It was easy to capture the whales because they spray from their waterhole before they surface. But I found it more difficult to get tail shots because there was little warning... Having watched them for a while, as they made wide circles around the boat - apparently making us part of their group - we moved to another area of ocean. This time, we saw 2 whales 'flirting' - freely turning over onto their backs - meaning they felt unthreatened. They were joined by some ... read more

After seeing the Jewel cave we drove down to the lighthouse where the southern and indian oceans meet. It was that night that i attempted to have a bbq although it took me two hours to finally get the thing going as the logs were too big and a little damp, but i'm stubborn and i didn't give up.... read more

19th June - Lake Cave We enjoyed the cave tour and the fascinating stories... Stalagtites - Cling on tight! Stalagmites - Might reach the top! Straws - hollow & straw-like! 20th June - Jewel Cave Halectites - defy gravity; grow out sideways! Random! Shawls - curtain style... and now you're edumacated, on with da pix... Cape Leeuwin The lighthouse and also where the Southern & Indian Oceans meet! Cool!... read more

Dear all... We left Fremantle, having purchased our equipment - cooker, crockery, cuttlery, a blow-up bed, bedding, etc., and we have began our drive South. But we've had a good few days; we're now addicted to charity shops, where we got a load of matierial and stitched ourselves some curtains (Tazmanian Devil/Bananas in PJs!!) well into the night using the dingy light of our van! Which, by the way, we are loving! It's slowly becoming more organised as things have to be shifted around during the day - bags into front seats so we can inflate the bed (seats too lumpy & uncomfortable), then bags back again so we can set off. Haven't stayed 2 nights in one place for the last 5 days (feels like weeks!) and we've only just arrived at Margaret River! Here's ... read more

Ok... on with the diaries! 18/06/05 Having eaten breakfast in the horrible half a shed-style 'kitchen', we drove to Yallingup Shearing Shed. A great expience and insight into the farm life, we saw demos of sheep being sheared (with volunteers!), watched the dogs round the sheep into their pen, and got to feed the lambs. The use collies and also Kelpies, which are collies crossed with a dingo - the only dog that walks on sheep! Together these dogs keep the sheep in line! Next we visited a Chocolate Factory, tasted some choccy samples and had the compulsory hot chocolate, mmmm!! A visit to Margaret River Cheese Factory and on to Margaret River itself! Stocked up on food supplies and made ourselves Nachos at a campsite - the kitchen was a palace compared to last night! ... read more