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Albany, Western Australia
GLOUCESTER TREE, VALLEY OF THE GIANTS AND ALBANY
Left Margaret River yesterday morning sadly... We drove through forests of huge karri trees to get to the Gloucester Tree, the tallest of the lot. Some years ago, people decided to put metal poles up the side so it could be climbed and used as a lookout. Climbing it is easier said than done - I'm sure this thing would be illegal in Europe and America, because it is quite possible to fall off... But we all made i...