Margaret River Stories


29 October 2012 - Monday

It was sad to see Sean go this morning, but it had to be. He'll be able to sort some things out in the bush. So, we had brekkie and tootled off to see 10 mile Brook dam. After a long drive down a dirt road, we found it was a 20 minute walk through bush and we decided not to to go down. So, after consulting the not quite so accurate map supplied by...


28 October 2012 - Sunday

Well, that's the last time I leave this in Stu's hands to write! I thought I was short for words, but he beats me! Anyway, after a pretty good sleep, we woke this morning to find most of the tent people gone! So quiet! Today, we got some Telfast for Stu - what a difference! Then, we set off for Voyager Estate. After missing the turn off becaus...


27 October 2012 - Saturday

We're having a quiet day today. After being woken by the bike riders at 6.30am, it was too early to pack up, so we watched The Lost Boys. Geez, that took us back in time!!!!!!!! The movie finished at 8am, so we started packing up. 8.40am, all done! What to do now? Our site at Margaret River wasn't going to be ready until 11am! We decided to t...


Margaret River

One of the great things about Australia is you can get some great wine straight from the source. A little area (about the size of Ireland) about 5 hours south of Perth there is a wine region known as Margaret River famous for its Sauvignon Blanc. It attracts a lot of tourists to the area so we decided to book a wine tasting tour (as I do love my wine, y...