The National Anzac Centre
Albany has arguably played the most significant role in Australia’s military actions and history . It was from the Royal Princess Harbour in November 1914 that a fleet of ships assembled to take Australian and New Zealander (Anzac) troops to war in World War One. Many troops had their last view of their mother country […]
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Looking Around Albany
Over the last two days we have had a good look around the city of Albany. It is the oldest city in Western Australia and located on the Princess Royal Harbour. It’s an historically important city on the wild south coast of Western Australia – not only providing magnificent views over King George Sound (one […]
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South to Albany
It was easy to fill in the day yesterday as we droive south to Albany from Manjimup. The first part of our drive was though forest and as we approached Albany, the soil became more sandy and we travelled through coatal heathland. Some parts of the road were quite narrow and we needed to be […]
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We’ve Had a Tree Change
After a few days exploring coastal locations, we spent today in the forests and national parks around Pemberton. However, tomorrow we will be back by the ocean when we travel to Albany. Pemberton is an old timber town that has stayed a little of how it looked in the 1930s. As you drive down the […]
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Waves, Wildflowers and Wildlife
On Sunday, our road trip took us to the town of Manjimup in Western Australia’s area of forests and tall trees. These are dominated by Karri and Jarrah species. We weren’t in a great hurry as we had less than 200 kilometres to drive so we made a short return trip to Surfers Point near […]
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Our Last Day in Margaret River
After our drive to Augusta in the south yesterday, we decided that we should explore more of the local Margaret River area today. We started the day with Jill wanting to find some Margaret River Fudge to take home. The town is well recognized for this sweet product. We started at the Margaret River Fudge […]
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Augusta
Yesterday was a nice sunny day with a temperature of 18C, but it felt warmer. We spent our day drinving 45 kilometres down to the town of Augusta and calling into a number of coastal sights on the way back to Margaret River. The road follows the coast and fossilised sand dunes through scenic forest […]
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Down the Coast to Margaret River
Before leaving Busselton, and on my good friend Ken’s advice, we checked out the unique Origins Market. It’s a bit like markets we have seen overseas (Dubai for instance) where a community of local makers, artisans and produce sellers offer fresh produce, local artisan products, and gourmet foods by selling their wares under one roof. […]
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Driving to Busselton
It was raining this morning when we first looked out of our hotel window in Perth and the car park was wet when we returned to our room in Busselton after dinner. Thankfully, in between, the day was was fine although the wind was strong and made it feel cold. Drving down to Busselton, we […]
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Exploring Perth and Seeing Family
We left the town of Cervantes on Sunday to drive south to Perth for a multi-night stop and a catch-up with with friends and family. Before going too far, we made another visit to the Pinnacles in Nambung National Park . We made a second trip around the 4 kilometre long loop road around the […]
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Exploring Around Cervantes
Yesterday, we only had a drive of about two hours south (along the coast) to the town of Cervantes which is famous for its Pinnacles in the Nambung National Park. We stopped quickly at the “Leaning Tree’ 15 kilometres south of Geraldton on the Highway. I had photographed this tree in a previous trip and […]
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Our Long Drive to See Wreath Flowers
There is a unique flowering Western Australian plant called the Wreath Flower. It only grows in a narrow band of country and its major hotspot is at Pindar to the west of Geraldton. We set out to see it today. Distances are different here. I asked at the Information Centre about where to see these […]
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