Peaceful Bay & Tingle Trees

We have seen quite a bit of bird life today, including emu's twice. First a mother and four young and the second time eight adults, all grazing on grassy fields. We also saw pelicans up close at the lovely Walpole bay where we could get really close. After a walk around the aptly named Peaceful Bay we went on a guided walk around the ancient trail at the Valley of Giants visitor centre. It was really interesting to learn about the third largest tree in the world, that only grows naturally here in such a small area (6000 hectares) called the Red Tingle. It is a type of eucalyptus tree that grows tall first, up to 75 meters, then wide, up to a 20 meter girth. The inside is oftern killed leaving it hollow while the outer part remains alive. Had a relaxing lunch by the waterway at Nornalup and drove through tree plantations, where they were burning the tree stumps of felled ones right by the road side. Had a look at the tiny village of Northcliff which use to be quite a bustling town before heading to Sid's camp, a real bush camp done well with a solar shower.Read more