It had rained all night. It was still showery when I got up and had to dodge the showers to do my ablutions and do the dishes. There was no sign of any roos this morning, the rain must have put them off or they were sleeping wherever it is that they sleep. By check out time at 10 the rain seemed to haver stopped and the clouds were clearing. I first of all went to have a look at Ocean Beach and had a short walk. I then drove into Denmark and had a proper look around. It is a little but very lovely place. I bought something for someone from a very lovely shop. I can't tell you what type of shop and what they sold as that would ruin a surprise! The man who owned the shop was a really friendly guy. He was from New Zealandbut had been in Denmark for a few years and loved it here. He liked the laid back vibe of the place. It's all coffee shops and nice boutiques but withou the pretentiousness of places like Wilmslow back home. Before I left he told me some must see places for when I'm in New Zealand about this time next year. I also went into a really good win/liquor store to get a bottle of a local C******nay.After some recommendation I got a bottle of C******nay from a local Denmark vineyard called The Lake House. This is one for me to drink on my own sometime over the next few days. Apart from the wine tasting in Margaret River I've not drunk any wine yet, just loads of beer! I just need to get some chicken now so I can rustle up something tasty to go with the wine. That done I zoomed off in the camper in the direction of Albany about 50 k's down the coast. After a pit stop on the way I went to the Torndirrup National Park which is just outside Albany on a peninsula. Apparently this is the most visited National Park in Western Australia. I could tell this because it's the busiest place I'd been to on this trip, outside Perth of course. It bas quite busy but not overcrowded, nowhere here is like that. There were some spectacular natural wonders to see here. I started by looking at Cable Beach. I headed to the bottom of the wooden steps but didn't go on the rocks to the beach because of the warning sign.

'Waves are created when wind blows across water. A series of large unbroken waves known as a swell, forms when a strong wind blows over a long distance - a frequent occurrence in the vast and stormy Southern Ocean. When two large swells combine, the resulting wave may double in height. If this wave bounces of a steep cliff face or headland to combine with another large wave, its size can double yet again. Even during mild conditions , waves or swells may combine to produce a churning wall of water that can sweep people from headlands or beaches'

I didn't want to worry Jay, or indeed for that matter, myself. I am keeping safe at all times. From Cable Beach it was a short way to The Gap and Natural Bridge. Another warning sign greeted me here.

'COAST RISK AREA

Unpredictable huge swells and waves. Keep well clear of the sea.
Beware of sudden changing wind gusts
Beware of cliffs. Do not explore alone. Stay on paths where provided.
Beware of slippery rocks.'

I proceeded with the utmost care and kept safe. It is very dramatic here. The sea is very powerful and the scenery was breathtaking as it always seems to be. The Gap was just that a gap in the rock where the sea bashes in with force. And the Natural Bridge is what it says on the tin, a natural bridge of rock. This is the edge of Antarctica The continents of Antarctica and Australia were bound together (the super continent Gondwana) until some 45 million years ago when they broke apart. Today rock formations on Australias southern coast can be matched to identical rocks on the northern coast of Antarctica. When I got back into the camper at the parking area I was looking at the map when suddenly a face appeared at the window. It was a really nice but funny woman admiring my camper van. She said she was from Europe, she appeared Spanish, but was living in Vancouver. She was on a stop off on a cruise. Anyhow she said all these lovely things about how great the camper was and had I bought it. I told her I had. She said that herself and her husband were looking to come back to Australia in about a years time and buy one to tour round. She left me with her email address and told me to contact her when I'm selling the camper. I suppose it's a massive massive long shot that she might buy it but you never know, things have a strange habit of just working out well these days. People just seem to be drawn to Jay and me and whilst I'm on my own I'm experiencing the same phenomenon. Nothing is impossible. Next up it was the blow holes a bit further down the road. There was another warning sign here and it's contents were duly noted. There was a long walk down to the blow holes and I hoped that they might be blowing, they were. There's basically a few holes in the rock and when large waves crash in the spray and a feeling of pressure comes up through the holes. I stood near them for a bit watching the waves and then the holes blew! Made me jump a bit! I had some lunch after this next to the camper in the parking area and then went to find a camp site for the night. On the way up I had noticed a sign for a caravan park so I thought I'd stop by there and see if it was any good. It was called the Panorama Caravan Park and could see why when I stopped at the reception. There was a wonderful panoramic view over the bay to the town of Albany on the other side. Reception was closed but there was a mobile number to call so I rang it. The guy said he'd be there in 2 minutes. A friendly old guy rocked up two minutes later and sorted me out a site with a bay view for just $20. Happy days. I just spent the rest of the day chilling here. There were lots of beautiful multi coloured parrot type birds in the trees and later on in the day the end of the jetty right in front of me had loads of pelicans sat on the end of it. Had a lovely tea cooked by my own fair hands as is usual and then had a lovely early night. All this sea air makes you extremely tired. Nite nite.