We are delighted we have moved on and are currently staying 15 minutes east of Albany on another private camp with power. We had a lovely beach front lunch of king prawns, oysters and the best cheesey bacon hot chips on the Albany foreshore.
On our way here we had 4 nights at a small bush camp on power at Sids Campground near Northcliffe and from there we explored the Pemberton forests and Windy Harbour.
First stop was the Dave Evans Bicentennial tree, huge climb for Derek, not me. It is one of five fire towers in the area.
I got half way around the first corner, and felt I may fall through the rungs, but after looking up and seeing where Derek was I soon got back down.
Looking up
Derek at the top
Derek looking down at me
The climb back down.........forwards!!!
Massive cramps in quads and could barely make the last few rungs, should have came down backwards
Derek at the top
Derek looking down at me
The climb back down.........forwards!!!
Massive cramps in quads and could barely make the last few rungs, should have came down backwards
Next to visit the Marianne North tree, also in the Warren NP, she painted this tree in 1884, and the picture hangs in Kew Gardens England with 800 of her other paintings.
Great it is still standing after so many bush fires in these southern forests
Next a visit to the Gloucester Tree near Pemberton, another fire tower tree, shorter and rungs more like a ladder, I felt safer but it was steeper, Derek’s legs still pained him so we gave it a miss
Next a visit to the Gloucester Tree near Pemberton, another fire tower tree, shorter and rungs more like a ladder, I felt safer but it was steeper, Derek’s legs still pained him so we gave it a miss
Next a mid 1800s saw pit built by convicts for the timber industry, it was only rediscovered in the 1970s, imagine working with a sugar bag over your head!
One of the toilets at Sid’s Camp, a tribute to the Aussie icons the Leyland Brothers....the Looland Brothers
Seriously, it was like sitting in a bird hide
Next, climbed Mt Chudalup (love saying Chudalup fast)
Great views over Windy Harbour
Had to hang on to my hat
Next, Windy Harbour coastal walk and a drive on to the few lookouts
Love it when these little gems just pop their heads up over the bush and then act like we can’t see them
Still got balance, even in the wind
Found this little fella hiding in a tree, on a hill, Mt Chudalup in the background. My turn to find the geocache.
Hollow Butt.....a Tingle tree.....wonder how it got it’s name?
On our way to Denmark we drove through Walpole and on to the Tingle tree forest called Ancient Empire. Tingle trees are only found in this part of WA
Cool!
Denmark, is another larger timber town, and has 2 very special beaches, Green Pool and Elephant Rocks. We climbed Monkey Rock..very steep, and also did the scenic country drive and splurged at the Cheese Diary, it made a lovely platter for our anniversary
Green Pool
Elephant Rocks
A walk back around the headland to Green Pool
Denmark Harbour from near our caravan park at Ocean Beach
Waterfall Beach, we always take lunch with us and find fabulous spots with views to picnic
This is where the water fall flows
After 2 nights visiting Denmark (caravan park) we have settled in at Albany for the next 2 weeks.
Bird of the week..the Western Spinebill, sat on the little bush next to our van at Sid’s
And the Kangaroo Paw just everywhere at Sid’s and around Northcliffe
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