Taking the scenic route, one day at a time
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…
We’ve fallen behind on our travel blogs and, in truth, it’s because we’ve been a bit busy socialising and catching up with old friends of late. Sorry about that! We planned on spending a month or so exploring Western Australia’s south-western corner, starting with Perth. Perth WA’s vibrant state capital is home to more than…
Our next long circuitous route saw us heading east from Geraldton and ultimately arriving one week later in the historic Avon Valley town of York, happily free camping along the way. Our trip started in the heart of Western Australia’s wildflower country. Chasing WA’s famed wildflowers was one of our key objectives of this trip,…