We were really looking forward to exploring the south west of W.A. and it did not disappoint. We really enjoyed our time in Busselton which was our base for exploring this south west corner. Our camp was at a terrific family friendly park. We relished our lush grassy surroundings with plenty of in-house entertainment for the kids.
We were thrilled to catch up with Tim’s aunty Sheryl and her Tim who were holidaying in the region also. We shared some great times in the Margaret river area and playing down at the beach.
Some of the many highlights of our stay here included visiting a working sheep station where the children got to hand feed sheep and lambs with milk. They were also put to work during the shearing demonstration with Harrison holding up a hefty sheep while the girls had to sweep and pack some wool!
We visited Nilgi Caves – an underground network of fabulously impressive limestone caves. We had to duck and weave our way through these amazing underground caverns. At one point we opted for the ‘adventure route’ rather then the stairs and crawled our way along a dark narrow tunnel which was incredibly thrilling for the children (less so for Tim and Kate who found the space a little too tight!)
The dairy land and wine regions meeting the sea in the Margaret River were just beautiful. We tasted local delights of wine, cheese and chocolate, and with purchased supplies enjoyed a gorgeous picnic by the sea. We played on the shores, climbed rocky coastlines and enjoyed many a scenic lookout.
Despite the windy and average weather we managed a walk along the Busselton jetty. At 1800m it is the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere.
Our journey south continues onto Augusta and Albany.
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