Basildene Manor Margaret River

... br><br>Meanwhile back in town, a quick wander around and beer. On checking out restaurant menus decided that it would be much more fun to get a salad and eat down by the beach watching the sun set. Honestly it's a great idea and not in the slightest bit pikey! Unfortunately the beach car park was quite full and the whole thing was ruined by a couple of hoons from a van starting to kick a ball around behind the car. Now normally no problem, but in a hire car ...

... hybrid pisoscheet bogan mobeel), madly trying to evade the local track marshals (those bogans with the red and blue flashing lights that hand out complimentary certificates with your name, the time, date and speed as a little momento), bourbon and coke in hand. Whilst the race against the bogan partol was going on, Ewan "The Bogan" Maley and Justin "The Bogan" Felter were ...

... burn on my back after i opted out of wearing a t-shirt nice easy day today, last minuite shopping, laundry, internet, packing, and checking out more of perth. probably an early night tonite considering our early all-day flight to newzealand tomorrow morning. to everyone we've met/partied/traveled/surfed/dived/snork eled with, its been an amazing holiday and you guys rock! hope you all are enjoying whatever path life is taking you on now. Adios Australia!

... headed up to Perth for a music festival at the amphitheatre and a visit with my friends in Scarborough, which was a welcome break. Now I'm back down south and the tourist season is very much in swing - we are incredibly busy at Duckstein and I am earning a fair bit of money towards the 'travelling' fund. We hope to do a bit of travelling this year, the current plan is to do a trip to England (during summer this time!) with some exploring in a few ...

... by vineyards, vineyards and more vineyards dotted with the odd cheese factory and chocolate factory. All of western Australia has been too Margaret river in their lives and for good reason. The food is delicious and the wine is even better. We only had two days to experience everything Margaret river had to offer. The cheese factory was our first stop. I was expecting a tour of the factory, being able to see the cheese being churned and perhaps even ...

... dem Meer treffen der Indian und Southern Ocean aufeinander. Die naechste Nacht habe ich dann am Hamelin Bay uebernachtet, wo man vom Beach aus viele Sting Rays betrachten kann. Mit etwas geschickt kann man diese sogar streicheln, fuehlt sich irgendwie komisch an... Am naechsten Tag (24.2.) habe ich eine Winery besucht, der Englaender auf dem Gut hat mich mit seinem Quad-Bike rumgefahren, war sehr interessant. Habe dann auch ...

... very good but the portions were MUCH too large for us (yes you did read that right) so, astonishingly, NONE of us finished our plates.<br><br> <br><br>During the dinner Lisa started to feel a bit "crook" (ill), so Simon walked her home while Katie &amp; I tried in vain to finish our meals. <br><br>By the time we got home Lisa was in a really ...

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... impress me into staying!!! Today, my last full day in Oz, has been spent by the pool at the hostel getting my last few Aussie rays (because let's face it, it's not going to be hot enough in Thailand is it?! ;o)). Apart from being eaten by bed bugs last night (grr, I certainly won't miss them!), it's been a lovely relaxing day, giving me time to prepare myself for the journey to Bangkok tomorrow and also to reflect on what a fantastic 8 months I have had in ...

Richard Our stay next to Margaret River proved to be very quiet. We'd booked a little cottage which was lovely with its own kitchen and porch looking down to the sea. Having arrived very late in the evening we cooked ourselves some dinner (bangers'n'mash, a Fiona favourite) and collapsed into bed. The next day we went into Margaret River itself. The town is quite small so after a quick wander round we had a drink in the local pub and some ...