Some tree climbing,
the south coast to the Nullarbor………
As I type these words we have just over two and a bit weeks
until we are home………noooooo. Oh well all good things have to come to an end.
Unfortunately lady luck has certainly packed her bags and left us which has
meant yet more delay. A complete head replacement on our ute-Nelly. Needless to
say it was expensive however after two weeks of delay the company who supplied
the wrong radiator in the first place did pay for $3500.00 of a $5000.00
repair.
We are now between Cape Legrand and Cape Arid NP’s which are
east of Esperance. We are camped here for two nights and will celebrate Jack
& Flynn’s eighth birthday before heading towards Norseman and the start of
the Nullarbor. Unfortunately there will be very little time for much exploring
of the Eyre & York Peninsulas in South Australia. However as a friend said
to me recently…..they are not going anywhere. Profound logic! Please read on
for a bit more of an insight into what we have seen on this stunning South
coast of WA…….
Conquering the three
climbing trees of Pemberton………Finally
It was with great trepidation we travelled back through this
area on our way to Walpole. I had a mission to climb the last two of the three
Karri trees which got cut short following the tree branch crashing through our
camper.
Bush fires to
stunning Denmark & surrounds……..
On our way to Greg & Karen’s block in Denmark where we
planned to camp for a few days we drove through some of the aftermath of the
recent bush fires between Northcliffe & Walpole. The area was being cleared
of dangerous trees damaged from fires and spot fire management was still in
full swing which made for some interesting scenes…….scary stuff. We camped for
two nights near Pemberton (with no threatening trees!) and enjoyed the Big
Brook Damn.
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| Big Brook Dam |
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| Bushfires-North cliff to Walpole |
During negotiations with the car repair our digs on Greg
& Karen’s Denmark block were fantastic. We were really central for some
great exploring. Our neighbours were professional musicians-The Outback
Gypsies. Dell and Andrea were beautiful people with whom we enjoyed some social
activities including some bowls & croquet fun. We actually went to see one
of their local gigs where they perform at a posh local restaurant in Albany.
Thanks for all the fun guys and good luck with your move to Northern NSW. I think
the following images give an insight into what the area offers-naturally raw
and stunning.
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| Walpole area |
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| Mandalay Beach |
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| Lights beach- Denmark |
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| Fishing for Herring- Parry's Beach |
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| Denmark's biggest cone |
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| Whale Rock-Denmark |
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| Monkey Rock lookout |
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| Dell & Andrea |
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| Green pool- Denmark |
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| The Amity-Albany |
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| Albany coast |
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| Outback Gypsie-Dell Fisher |
Esperance to the
start of the Nullarbor……..
From Demark we travelled on to the eventual start of our Nullarbor
crossing. Unfortunately time is not on our side but we still managed to explore
a bit of Esperance and the coast beyond before we returned to Esperance and
headed off to Norseman and the Nullarbor crossing. East of Esperance is
Fitzgerald NP where we found Cape Ann which again is pretty easy on the eye and
is the southerly end of the old rabbit proof fence. Then it was on to Cape
Legrand & Cape Arid……again I will let the images tell the storey.
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| Point Ann- Fitzgerald NP |
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| Esperance area |
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| Cape Legrande-NP |
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| Frenchman's Peak-Cape Legrande |
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| Near Cape Arid....secret spot |
