Taking the scenic route, one day at a time
While in Albany, we took a day trip to visit the Porongurup National Park and the small village of Porongurup, situated about 50kms north of Albany. We had heard about the Granite Skywalk, a suspended walkway around the huge granite outcrop of Castle Rock and were keen to see the views from the top. The…
We spent three wonderful days exploring picturesque Albany and the surrounding region. Albany is where the first European settlers stepped ashore in Western Australia, even predating Perth and Fremantle by a couple of years. Today it is a thriving city of over 34,000 people, on the shores of the spectacular King George Sound and Princess…
Our next stop on our sojourn through Western Australia’s tall timbers country was Walpole, a small town about 450 kms south east of Perth and 65 kms west of Denmark. The Valley of the Giants and its famed Tree Top Walk can be found in the short distance between Walpole and Denmark. This region’s forests…
We left the Margaret River region and headed inland in search of Pemberton’s famed tall forests. But a check of the weather forecast for the next week indicated rain (and plenty of it) and high winds. Given the likelihood of lots of slushy mud, free camping in the bush probably wasn’t going to be a…
Our next stop was the small town of Margaret River, our base for four nights while we explored the surrounding region, famed for surfing beaches, stormy seas and spectacular coastlines, limestone caves, craft breweries, farm fresh produce and lots of wineries. Margaret River food and wine frolic First stop was the tourist office, to pick…