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Across to Albany, up to Hyden then Home
After our morning among the giant Tingle trees, we began the journey east towards Albany. We have gotten used to the large distances between centres in WA, so broke the trip up into manageable chunks, with either tea breaks, wee breaks or scenery stops as driving tired is nobody’s idea of a good time. Our … Continue reading
Big Trees of Southern Western Australia
Up, packed and out, leaving Margaret River and heading east. Our first stop was Kondil Wildflower Park. We knew we had a day of driving ahead and knew the circuit walk was just a bit long, so decided to walk in for about 1/2 an hour, then return. As it turned out this gave us … Continue reading
Margaret River and Surrounds [tldr]
Our home base in Margaret River is a lovely, spacious and modern home deep in wooded suburbia. Surrounded by large trees, teeming with wildlife, we are greeted by “our” flock of Ringnecked Parrots and wood pigeons in the morning and afternoon, and we even startled a rabbit on the front lawn coming home one evening. … Continue reading