Our days drive back to Cowaramup was exceedingly wet so not much to report as we did not linger. It's possible the bandicoots that yellow triangles were warning of were out there, but we did not see them through the rain. Our focus today was inside the car where we listened to Dorothy's early show on Albany community radio until she faded out of range. 1950's songs and the occasional band of pipers were from her home collection and the weather is sponsored by A...

Have I died and gone to heaven? My thoughts exactly as we walked through the door of Gabriel's chocolate gallery. It's not just wine around here but any number of boutique food producers tempt us eager foodies in, offering such temptations as cheese, olive oil, nougat and lavender. (the climate is similar to Provence) Chocolate is made from scratch at Gabriel's and you can smell the cacao beans roasting as you walk through the door. We are given a talk on how th...

The sun is just rising over the dam ( lake to us) and shining in through our bedroom windows. Around us are grape vines, an olive grove,an orange grove, some sheep in fields and then the bush. What a perfect place to wake up. We arrived yesterday afternoon at Bunty and Bruce's farm "Woodbury" our home for the next few weeks. Margaret River is just down the road and this is serious wine country. I am sure our itinerary will take in the odd wine tasting here and ...