Monday, September 19, 2016

Trip to Perth (Day 4): Margaret River (via Bunbury & Canal Rocks)

Next on our itinerary- a few days in the Margaret River region! We put together some snack boxes and went on our merry way.


Love the colours!


View from the car

We stopped at Bunbury to check out the Dolphin Discovery Centre- hoping to see some wild dolphins swim close to the beach. We waited and waited- alas, it was just not meant to be. Sigh. We basked in the sunshine, played some games in the grassy area, joined a guided tour and saw some cute creatures in the centre; so I guess it wasn't a wasted detour overall.





Rescued turtle

As we travelled further south, we headed for Canal Rocks. It was absolutely amazing- and it far exceeded my expectations. We spent some time climbing over the rocks, which was actually not an easy thing to do for us sedentary folks. Haha. We initially left our little girl with her grandma, but she looked so forlorn that we went back to get her to join us in the climbing. Everyone managed fine in the end, and it was a great experience! Check out the gorgeous photos below.





We then for the Margaret River town centre, had dinner, and then went to check-in into our homestay. It was an interesting experience- it was pitch dark (imagine driving into a jungle- no streetlights, ya) and we had to open and close the gate carefully (and not let any animals out). Our cottage was nice and there was a real fireplace- which hubby got to work. It was lovely to have a real fire (although we were slightly paranoid about carbon monoxide poisoning), but despite the fire, it was still very cold. Waaay colder than I expected! We should have packed warmer clothes- didn't expect this leg of the trip to be so chilly. Yikes.

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