Although Augusta was pretty and a great place to walk around, it didn't hold much to warrant another day there, so we decided to push on along the coast. After a 20 minute delay crossing a bridge, which was being resurfaced, it was a fairly boring drive to Pemberton. Along the way however there were a few sights, most notably the Emu's that deci...

Got our campervan at last! Very squashed, but have settled into what will be our "house" for the next 2 months. Headed south from Perth along the coast and stayed in Dunsborough last night. Saw the first "roo" of our trip, but we've been assured we will see 100 more! Headed south and landed in Albany for the night tonight. The area is very green...

Surprisingly we woke in good spirits after our wine tasting and headed off to Cape Lewelyn where the Indian and Southern oceans meet. We took a look at the lighthouse and it's history before heading east along the coast. Our drive took us past some fantastic views of the sea and through some small towns and villages (not that they call them that...

Flew in to Albany at 8pm and could see full farm dams glistening in the setting sun. It was raining and cold and windy on the ground at the airport.

Do we really have to leave this quiet little corner of Australia so soon? Afraid so , we've got trees to climb... We brave the back road as maz has coped so well with the scenic route this far.and we soon pass mount franklin(our first aussie mountain - but not that big!) on the way to the valley of the giants- just a few kms from Walpole. Make n...

Our first stop was Bartholomew's meadery. Here they have all things related to bees and honey - candles, lotions, lollies, books, ice cream and of course mead. They had also set up a working bee frame from a hive in the shop. It was encased in glass and a tube ran out through the wall to the outside so bees could still go around on their busines...

Western Australia's oldest European settlement established in 1826, this seaside town is pretty enough and we enjoyed an afternoon spent looking around the heritage sites. Not so much here though to keep you occupied for more than a few hours seeing that it is off-season for whale watching.

Albany Albany Albany. The kinda nice wee hick town you arrive in at the start of the film. Then you realise that it is really full of demented folk and you in some sort of hell hole! Before I launch my wee tirade the place had a nice mirco brewery. Can't remember its name but its the only one in the town so you can't miss it!!! They did a few be...

Not only does the SW coast of Australia have some beautiful forests, there's also some magnificent beaches. These beaches aren't the crowded and commercial tourist places like Surfer's Paradise on the east coast; rather, they're wind-whipped, rugged and unspoiled. Limestone cliffs and mammoth rocks just sharply out of the water. We stayed at suc...