Day 82. Slept in and opted for a quiet day for shopping, washing and reading. Walked around downtown Busselton, a very pretty small city. The rain started to pour down mid afternoon but we were snug in our van. Late swim in the heated indoor rock pool at our van park, a very relaxing 28 degrees! Dinner tonight Moroccan lamb with cous cous with one of our nice wines. Tomorrow we head south east into more tall timber country, gradually getting closer to home! Mil...

Day 80. Up early as we are going on a big day trip south into the tall timber country of the Darling Plateau. It was 1 degree here overnight! First stop pretty timber town of Nannup and then on a winding scenic road following the green timbered Blackwood River valley to the small timber town of Balinyup. The old cheese making dairy made a fabulous treasure trove for knick knacks and timber pieces. These tiny towns have rejuvenated themselves with cafes, shops, o...

Day 79. First day of Spring and the weather is looking good for today after a little rain overnight and down to 3 degrees! Today we are doing a half day trip to Cape Naturaliste. Through the small village of Dunsborough and we were soon entering the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. We were amazed at the expanses of white arum lillies in the fields and under the trees. Walked up to the old lighthouse built in 1904 and still operating, lots of coastal wildflower...

Day 78. Rained lightly overnight and in the morning we set off down south on the Mitchell and Kwinana Freeways past the towers of Perth City towards the wet green South West for our next adventure. Past Rockingham, Mandurah and Bunbury until we reached the small city of Busselton on Geographe Bay. A few kilometres outside the city centre we checked into the beautiful green leafy Mandalay Resort and CP right on the white sandy beach, the best park we have stayed ...