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| Some winery fun, purchase in hand! |
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| First few steps up the wet Karri... |
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| A bit of swinging... |
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| Are we South, or West? |
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| Lighthouse lookout |
The rain persisted in the morning, Annaliza’s excuse for not climbing the
68m Karri tree but with more wineries on the horizon it wasn’t too much of a
tragedy. Before we got stuck into them, we got a bit of history and more ocean
views at the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse tour whilst steering clear of a couple of
oldies who seemed to attract more than their fair share of insects. Cape
Leeuwin is the most South-Westerly point in Australia (i.e. not the furthest
point South, or West) – where the Southern Ocean meets the Indian Ocean.
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| Another purchase in hand |
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| A 'Must' visit |
AMargaret River is famous for its Chardonnays and
Cabernets, so not entirely up our street – probably a very good thing as the
end tally was 6 wineries visited, 13 bottles purchased. Was looking like we’d have
to keep enjoying vino in the evenings – what a pain! Had booked ourselves into
a nice restaurant that night (courtesy of Nina’s Christmas pressie – thanks Sis,
it was delicious!), so decided to live it up properly and stay in a motel as
well – didn’t fancy another night of rain in the tent.
Key Learnings
1. The job of a lighthouse keeper is more challenging than you’d imagine.
2. Vintages motel in Margaret River has a very comprehensive collection of free
DVD’s and Strictly Ballroom is a more light hearted movie than Drive.
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