Busselton, WA, Australia

Leaving Perth and heading toward the South West region of WA sort of feels like we’re now on the homeward leg and I guess we are with only two weeks left. We’ve seen a variety of different landscapes; Central Australia, the Kimberley Region, the Dampier Peninsula and the Pilbara as well as crawling down the coast and poking our noses into numerous little towns along the reefs there. Now the adventure continues as we point toward lush green farmland and tall timber.

Lyn had a hankering to take a look at some gardens just south of Perth, the Araluen Botanic Gardens and after winding our way around the Perth hills we came upon the carpark which seemed to be rapidly filling up due to some event. Of course, there’s no sign stating not suitable for caravans so yours truly goes barging in, all 50 odd feet, only to find we have to do a 36 point turn to get out again! With no parking available we’ll have to continue on…

Busselton was our destination today and we picked a park at random from the book and arrived just before lunch which gave us the opportunity to shoot out to Cape Naturaliste in the afternoon. Hoping to see some whales we walked from the lighthouse down to the viewing platform and although there was lots of whale activity, it was all well offshore. Nevertheless, we stayed and watched the whales for a good while and then toured back toward Busselton along the coast, stopping at Yallingup and Smiths Beach along the way for some photos of course.

Strong winds have been predicted for tonight so we’ve battened down the hatches, rolled up the awning and prepared ourselves for a blow.