So where to begin…
We left Exmouth a couple weeks ago and hit the road for a
quick stopover in a town called Geraldton (we originally hadn’t planned to stop
there) but we were asked to do a TV interview for a segment on the evening news
with a local station. So after talking briefly about our travels for the camera
we left for a town called Bolgart, way out in the middle of farm land. So we
had a little bit of trouble finding the place…well a lot of trouble. We passed
by the side road we were supposed to turn onto because we thought it was after
the town so we ended up driving an hour too far down the road. We eventually
found where we were supposed to go and drove in but by that time we realized we
were virtually out of gas so we decided to call Boshack and let them know we’d
be there the next day instead.
So we arrived the next day bright eyed and bushy tailed and
were greeted by Chrissy of Boshack Outback. She took us for a walk around for
about an hour or so and, most importantly, we got to play a didgeridoo! Ok, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but I
thought I’d get some kind of sound out of it! Well I did, but it didn’t sound
very good one. After that we got the
chance to throw a boomerang, which wasn’t too difficult (and yes it did come
back and we all had to duck out of the way!)
We stayed that night and hung out with some friends of Chrissy and Derek
(owners of Boshack Outback) and the next morning we hit the road for the long
trip from Bolgart all the way down to the south coast and Albany. The next day
we did the Valley of the Giants tree top walk in Walpole. It’s a forest with
enormous trees (most are several hundred years old) and a catwalk that goes from
tree to tree, around 40 meters off the ground! The walkway would sway with us walking on it
(it’s designed to move in the wind).
Thankfully from now on all our drives are fairly short and
we just had a short 2 hour drive up to Margaret River. A picturesque little
town with a laid back atmosphere, Margaret River has an abundance of unique
little shops, cafes, restaurants and surf shops. After a good night’s rest in
the van, we drove down to Mammoth Cave, a huge underground cave that has a boardwalk
and lookout points to explore along the way. From there we hit Lake Cave which
has an underground lake. It was eerily peaceful down there, quiet and cool, but
calming at the same time.
From Margaret River we drove up to a town called Bunbury
where we were supposed to do the Dolphin Eco Cruise, but unfortunately it wasn’t
running that day because they didn’t have the minimum number of passengers to
go out (it is low season in southern WA right now). So we jumped in the van and
headed up to Fremantle, just outside of Perth. Last night we went out for a few
beers at a local gem called Little Creatures, a brewery and pub that serves
some tasty beer! Tomorrow we go skydiving with Skydive Express here in Freo. I
have to admit I am pretty pumped for that!
Check back soon!
