This morning was Parkrun day….except I didn’t get to bed till really late after blogging last night so woke up waaayyy too late to go 😉 . Jase and Sue were possibles as well but the squidding conditions proved too good to pass up. They got some good catches, as well as some great drone shots before sunrise over the jetty. Thanks to Jason for today’s cover shot. The Scott’s stuck to the plan and completed Parkrun with great times…
Today was planned as a day to look around Busselton while the car was serviced. The weather gods were kind and we were able to set off on a 23km bike ride on the waterfront cycleways of Busselton. The cycleways are really well done, and even better very flat. It was so nice to be back on our bikes after the Rottnest hire bike experience. When we finished the ride we went straight into a tour of the Busselton Jetty…
This morning I was slow to get going after my excitement going through photos last night. Jase and Sue headed out and Jason got the squid (might be his first one this trip?). Karen and Kieran went out exercising before we all met up at 10 for our experience organised by Sue. For our experience, we headed to Myalup and completed 18 holes of mini golf at the Old Coast Road Brewery and Cafe. Each hole represented a unique place…
Today was the most amazing day! I think all of us have really enjoyed it doing our own things. From my perspective, I have dragged the camera out (instead of using the iPhone exclusively) for what seems like the first time in ages. We started the day with Bob dropping the car up the road for new tyres. We weren’t sure how long this process would take – we could be on foot in town for the day or it…
Well we finally got there! The wind dropped, the rain stopped and the ferry ran 🙂 . When we rebooked our ferry trip scheduled for yesterday (and cancelled) to today, which was departure day from the caravan park, the lady from the ferry company told us we’d be fine getting one of the 3 spots that would allow us to steal two spaces in the paid carpark so we could park with the van hitched up. We rode our bikes…
Today we woke to better conditions than yesterday. Not great conditions, but better. Still intermittent downpours and windy, but not gale force. Bob and I decided we would just go with the fine weather alternate plan for today and see how we went. First stop for the day was a tour of Fremantle Prison. This prison was operated for 136 years and closed in 1991. It was known to have terrible conditions – heat, cold, disease, crowding. There was no…
Today unfortunately the weather forecast wasn’t incorrect. We woke to gale force winds and heavy intermittent rain squalls. A day that indoor sightseeing was the only option. The Scott’s were off early and enjoyed breakfast overlooking the water (from the shelter of their car) before heading over to Perth for the Terracotta Warrior exhibition. We weren’t that organised and headed off around 930 to check out the Fremantle Markets (indoor). We picked up some bits and pieces and Bob and…
We woke this morning to weather far better than we had any right to expect based on the forecast. So we changed plans and decided to head out on the bikes. First stop was a shipwreck close in to shore in Cockburn. The Omeo was built in 1858 and was wrecked in a storm in 1905. It has become a reef and is used for diving and snorkelling. We then headed in to Fremantle to the Maritime Museum. Most interesting…
Move on day again today and we all went our separate ways as we are all staying at various locations tonight. Our first stop was Jurien Bay. We called in here briefly on our way up the coast and the heavens opened while we were visiting. Today the sun was out, but the wind was super strong. We walked out to the end of the jetty leaning heavily forward and decided the old jetty photography I was thinking I might…
A relaxed start this morning before we all headed out to the 18km loop drive in Leseuer National Park. We wound our way around the drive and saw the varied flora as we progressed. Lots of new wildflowers to add to our list. The variety of plants in such a short distance was amazing. So many grass trees! We finished the loop and headed towards the highly recommended Stockyard Gully Caves. Unfortunately, once were were nearly there we came across…