A few vinos at the winery After breakfast we went to the Capel Vale winery, which was really pretty. We were the only ones wine tasting, so we had the woman's full attention and she explained all the wines we tried while we attempted to say the right thing! Ben bought a bottle for his Dad, and we bought a present for Fred and Mags. We then went back to Bunbury and had a wander around the shops, stopped at a café and went to Coles supermarket to buy some ch...

The day of rain We had a long lie in today as there was a massive thunderstorm outside - I don't think I've ever heard thunder that loud. When it finally stopped, Ben cooked some bacon on the BBQ and we drove to Capel. It turned out that what they call a town is actually a couple of shops and a pub , so we literally drove straight through, into the forest and ended up at Peppermint Grove Beach, which is probably one of the nicest beaches I've seen in Australia. ...

Dolphin Discovery! We went on the dolphin eco-cruise from the Dolphin Discovery Centre this morning - it was amazing! We saw about five different pods of dolphins, and one of them had more than ten dolphins in it, including mother and babies. It was great to see so many so close in the wild, and it started raining as soon as we got off the boat, so we were really lucky. From the dolphin centre we drove to Busselton, but it was pouring with rain when we got there...

Going South… We left Fred and Margaret's this morning and drove South to Bunbury in Margaret's car. After we had checked into our apartment we went to the Visitors Centre and then walked around the town, but it seemed really quiet, so we drove to Marlston's lookout point and climbed up the tower to look over Bunbury. From there we could see the chequered lighthouse and the beaches along Ocean Drive, which we then drove along. I took Ben to a hostel to use ...