Another week passes

  Another week with no phone no internet and no TV,  just wine, wine, wine. Margaret River WA. Some of the most beautiful country yet. Would happily live here and indeed have found the place to buy. Only problem is a slight financial deficiency but I’m hoping to get vendors terms. Haven’t asked yet but you be the judge – should we?…………….

This is probably the pick of the local estates but there are a few others that I’d have to consider if the owners don’t like my offer.

I’m not sure where we had been when we ran out of interwebby thingy but I think it was before doing the tree top walk at Walpole around ten days ago.  A rare Tingle eucalypt forest this was something very special. The walk perhaps shorter than the Otway Fly it rises to twice the height. These trees reach 90 metres and up to 24 meters in girth at the base. A terrifically interesting guide took us on a forest walk after the tree top walk and we learnt some new things of which I hope the photos will provide a reminder……

Nope!

Followed  a sign to a free camp down one of the worst dirt roads we’ve yet traversed only to find they meant campers only. Any way we were too far in to turn around and make the highway again before dark so I repaired the exhaust that had rattled free and we settled into a roadside lay-by for the night. Talk about dark – and quiet and not even a camper in sight. Anyway out again in the morning and on to Margaret River with no further damage but where we continued  to have no reception.

We do have a satellite phone now so all emergencies can be accommodated. Only when we learn how yo use it though but it doesn’t get the interwebby thingy.

Margaret River is on the south west coast and fronts the Indian Ocean. Whilst not Australias furthest west point it is certainly out there and I thought maybe the sunsets would be special . Well I missed them all. The nearest I got was this………                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

There are some interesting geological features in this part of the world, amongst them some caves. As the cost to visit is high, as are costs of everything in WA, we had to choose carefully. We chose a guded tour of the Lake Cave and I think in hindsight it was propbably the wisest although perhaps the most difficult – 360 steps down and worse, 360 up. But stunning and a great guide –     

We’re in Bunbury now but more on the lead up to here tomorrow.