While we were having breakfast we decided we would go back to Perth today. Our timing wasimpeccable as a bus load of kids arrived just as we were packing the last bits and pieces into the car.We went back to Perth via Boddington and Bannister and then straight up the Albany Highway. A fella flagged us down on the Boddington road looking for a lift because his car had a blowout, but we were packed to the gunwales and there was no room for him or his tyre (he had...

It drizzled a bit before we got up, not a lot but enough to dampen the tent. b***** hate packing up a damp tent. Anyhow after breakfast I had another shower and we hit the road. Had to rug up as it was pretty chilly. We made our first stop of the day the karri forest we'd been told aboutlast night and those trees are ginormous. I wonder how many more years they’ll be around. As we walked amongst them we felt truly dwarfed, what magnificent specime...

When we poked our heads out of the tent we could see that the birds were enjoying the apple that Kimbo put out last night. The sun was slow to penetrate but once it did we were made aware it was going to be a hot day. We leisurely packed up and walked once more to the river and dam and even spied some beautiful looking marron (they are freshwater crayfish endemic to the SW of WA). By the time we left 11.45am it was really hot. We stopped in Collie quickly the...