Dumbleyoug

Is the home of Donald Campbell's world speed record on water. Which he achieved the same year as his land speed record. There is an excellent replica of his Bluebird, his record braking boat. Plus, Czytaj więcej
Puntapin Rock

Hiked up Puntapin Rock this morning. Has great views of the surrounding wheat fields. Has an elevation of 310m. Has been used for water catchment for the area. Only about 10 mins out of Wagin.
Wagin

... the home of the Giant Ram and Woolorama, the biggest Ag Show in WA. Yes, it is sheep country 🐑. Even the street signs have little sheep on them.
We are camped in the show grounds for 3 nights. Czytaj więcej
Birdwood Nature Reserve - Kojonup

We found so many new flowers here. Including the orchids in a separate post.
* Purple Flag
* Melaleuca Subtrigona
* Bristly Cottonhead
* Grass Trigger Plant
* Horned Trigger Plant
* unidentified
* Czytaj więcej
Kojonup

What a gem Kojonup has turned out to be. A 3 night stay here in their RV site. $5 per night. We are always happy to pay the council to stay in these areas. A short walk to the shops.
We are camped Czytaj więcej
More Orchids

A great time was had exploring Birdwood Nature Reserve - Kojonup
So many beautiful wildflowers. Including these orchids.
* Blue Lady Orchid
* unidentified. But think it must be a orchid. Photos 2 Czytaj więcej
Kojonup Rose Maze

This has to be one of the most beautiful rose gardens we have every visited. The air is full of their fragrance. Amazing rose hedges alive with blooms. The most spectacular trellis roses, most over 70 Czytaj więcej
Orchids

On our way to Kojonup, we had to make a look stop. Luckily, it turned out a great place to pull up.
Found our first spider orchids
Photo 1 & 2
Plus, Cowslip orchids also first time.
Photos 3, 4 & Czytaj więcej
Bridgetown & Karri Gully

We just overnighted in Bridgetown. Had a great free camp area for only 24hrs...the big plus was free power to a lucky 2 vans... you guested, we got on early and grabbed one. Was a cold, wet day so no Czytaj więcej
Olive Hill Farm

Camping in the middle of an olive grove tonight and tomorrow night. Near Margaret River. Graham is watching the ALF grand finals and I am enjoying a little sunshine and working on a crochet blanket Czytaj więcej
Australind

Another great free camp. This time by the water at Australind. Only a very short distance from Bunbury.
Went exploring down to Bunbury yesterday afternoon. Great beaches, and interesting lookout Czytaj więcej
Waroona

A first for us. Free camping on an old basketball court. In the showgrounds at Waroona. Just here overnight.
Some fantastic murals on the showground buildings. Will go for a walk up town later. Found Czytaj więcej
Serpentine Falls

Had a lovely drive out to Serpentine Falls from Pinjarra. Such lush green pastures. Lots of stunning race horse studs. Its a big area for the racing industry.
We picked up some sangs at the local Czytaj więcej
Pinjarra Heritage Rose Garden

A lot of the roses were just coming into bloom. Such a delightful area to stroll through. Would love to come back when the roses are in full bloom.
Edenvale Heritage Precinct

"Home to historical and culturally significant buildings, the Edenvale Heritage Precinct is remnant of a nineteenth-century village retaining its character of heritage architecture, homestead gardens, Czytaj więcej
Pinjarra

Free Camping in Pinjarra tonight. A 24hrs stop. Nice and grassy...but a bit wet in places.
Doing some stocking up before heading inland a bit. WA school holidays started.
Great old engine on the Czytaj więcej
Yalgorup Lakes ...

@ Preston Beach.
We went exploring around the lakes and national park in the area today.
Beside mozzies that loved Graham. We found an emu by one of the lakes. Managed to grab a photo as she took Czytaj więcej
Preston Beach Free Camp

We are here for 2 nights. Lovely free camp by the sea. Max 24hr stay. Was only half an hour down the road from Herron Point where we were the last 3 nights.
A popular beach to drive on. We have the Czytaj więcej
Giants of Mandurah

A big day had hunting Giants today. All up we walked about 8ks.
Our first Giant was 'Little Lui.' We also spotted 2 wombats here. A lovely walk through Marlee Reserve.
Next was 'Saba's Song'. A Czytaj więcej
Giants, Thrombolites & Flowers

@ Lake Cliffton.
We had a fantastic afternoon exploring here.
We found our first Giant of Mandurah. We have been looking forward to visiting them. Was a 3.5k return walk. A nice easy track to walk. Czytaj więcej
Bird's @ Herron Point

Had lots of feathered friends drop by this morning for breakfast. Graham was making his morning toast and a very cheeky Port Lincoln Parrot showed up. Peaking under the awning into the van.
He was Czytaj więcej
Flowers @ Rockingham

@ Lake Richman. We came across some lovely flowers in this area. None were WA wildflowers, but were interesting.
* White ramping-fumitory (not a WA wildflower. Though it was stunning.
* Callistemon Czytaj więcej
Rockingham

We have been in Rockingham the last couple of days.
The van is in for a service today. Yesterday Graham installed the diesel heater.
Have been exploring while waiting on the van. Visited Point Czytaj więcej
flowers @ Rockingham

@ Point Peron. For such a beautiful nature reserve it was sad to see over 90% of the flowers were introduced plants. Not native to Australia, let alone the area.
Wildflowers

@ Coondle West Nature Reserve. Out of Toodyay. Both places we explored today were full of great new flower finds. Very exciting.
* Prickly Plume Grevillea
* False Boronia
* White Candles ( Photos Czytaj więcej
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