JOHN FORREST NATIONAL PARK

Hello Everybody, yesterday we went to the John Forrest National Park. It is a national park in the Darling Scarp, 24 km east of Perth. What a beautiful spot. The bush, the creeks and the waterfalls make for a beautiful walk. The photos speak for themselves. A sleepy lizard said hello. Beautiful white flower, looks …

ROCKINGHAM

Hello Everybody, on Monday 23rd, Chris and I went to Rockingham. We backtracked to this beautiful coastal town. It is located south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles. Absolutely stunning beach and setting. The water is so clear but turquoise in colour. To the north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana …

FREMANTLE

Hello Everybody, the last 3 days we have enjoyed the beautiful port town of Fremantle. (about 20 minutes south of Perth by car) I love the Victorian architecture, it gives the town an old feel. (sorry too busy enjoying it and didn’t take photos) It also has lots of remnants from Australia’s days as a …

SHIP INN

Hello Everybody, a few nights ago we went to the Ship Inn in Bussleton. If you are ever passing through or staying at Bussleton and looking for a good feed I would recommend this pub. The meals were plentiful, tasty and fresh. The waitresses were helpful and happy. So I just wanted to put in …

FISH, FALLEN AND THE CAVE

We have been staying at Augusta. Augusta is a town on the south-west coast of Western Australia, where the Blackwood River emerges into Flinders Bay. It is the nearest town to Cape Leeuwin, on the furthest southwest corner of the Australian continent. It is 317 Kms south of Perth. Fishing – The fish and chip …

Gloucester tree

Hello Everybody, here are a couple of better photos taken by Christopher of Tony climbing the tree and the look out at the top of the tree. JARRAH JACKS – Brewery / Winery Winery / Brewery – we had a tasting rack of beer here and coffee. Nice view of the vineyard. Not sure what …

MANJIMUP AND BEYOND

Hello Everybody, the last couple of days we have walked around some of the most beautiful national and conservation parks in WA. We stayed at Manjimup, which is 307 kilometres south of the state capital, Perth. From there we visited the towns of Nannup, Bridgetown and Pemberton. All very beautiful amongst rolling hills of green …

MORE MT. FRANKLAND

Hello Everybody, I mentioned yesterday that I would post more photos of Mt. Frankland walk. Here they are. What a view!

RANDOM!

Mt. Frankland

Hello Everybody, today we went to Mt. Frankland. It is north of Walpole. The granite peak of Mount Frankland (411 metres) dominates the skyline and vegetation ranges from Karri, Jarrah and Tingle forest. We did the look out walk first and then decided to do the Summit Walk. 1.2 Kms return trip. That does not …