Cape Lodge Margaret River

... and stopped at Gnarabup beach. Again it was a bit wind swept, but what an absolutely stunning beach. A cool and industrious kestrel/brown bird of prey thing, was riding the winds and scoping the bush for food. Pretty cool to watch.<br><br>Then back along Caves Road, which is a really nice drive through eucalyptus forest and ended up at the CavesWork exhibition. It shares a site with the Lake Cave (which I visited 2 years previously). I mentioned this to the ...

... a very picturesque wine making region 9. I got to describe the smell and taste of the wines as exactly what I thought "smells like old socks" "tastes like Vegemite" "smells like nail polish remover" "smells like an old ash tray" (Mark, I want you to know this was a wine in Albany - none of yours....) I'm still none the wiser about wines but I know I drank some good ones and had fun doing it. Its a hard hard life hanging out with wine makers....

... and onions to perfection... The FEMALE was allowed to drive today and even worked the clutch to the satisfaction of the MAN - and she was even allowed to REVERSE THE VEHICLE INTO THE CAMPSITE. I do love him really! Monday 30 March - Shannon to Albany Cold and rainy. We have wussed out and have booked a cabin at a campground in Albany - a good excuse to do some laundry and have a much needed shower after a couple of days of bush camping!

... to that now. We went over to see Caitlin Saturday night and she smiled but wasn't too sure about us at all. It looks like we'll have to get to know her all over again. We hadn't seen her since late December as they had been to Victoria in January. Meanwhile we are getting back into routine at home and will probably be here to stay for a few months. Barry and Maree are getting married on the 16th of May so that will come round very quickly. Until next trip Carol &amp; Rob

... and a massive cave (they even gave us or own helmets and torches, pretty cool!) The beaches are the main attraction though, with each one being nearly more fantastic than the last! The boys even managed to get a bit of use out of their fishing spears, heading out in the rockpools to catch some dinner. For the last few days, as it was a bank holiday, we checked into a campsite in MR, walking distance from the town, and got very excited ...

... bid our fond goodbyes to Wally, who offered to help Si settle into the town with a game of golf whenever he wanted (Busso is that kind of town), and we decided to walk down to the beach before dinner. <br><br>On our way to the beach we walked down the beach path admiring the views when all of a sudden Simon jumped in the air and Lisa ...

... a pas fait paye.. une premiere.. car ici tout est payant.. et bien payant.. y a pas d amigo qui soit.. bon bref me suis ballade de plage en plage le long de la cote avec mon surf.. c est beau, belle region, t as de la foret des buissons, des rochers des falaises et en bas des baies... magnifiques.. me suis fait plaisir malgre les vagues pas top et certains locaux ou pseudo locaux.. qui te laissent pas prendre de vagues.. encore un ...

... The following day (Friday) it was back on the bus to Perth were I was booked to stay at Perth City YHA. This weekend has been somewhat of heatwave in Perth so it really hit us as we got off the bus. It was Australia Day (26th January being the day that Australia was discovered so they mark it every year - why don't we do anything like that on St George's Day??? I think I may have to start something!). I met a couple of English girls, Cath and Bec, on the ...

... brewed beer for lunch in one of the breweries and on the way back I finally also tried some of the wines. Still I'm not completely convinced about wines in general, but at least no one can say I haven't tried. At night we checked into the YHA that we wanted to stay in the first place, and this seemed to be much better than the old place. We prepared canned pasta and enjoyed the buzz of traveler's around us. We met two travelers from Ireland that were ...