Today we sacrificed a trip to Mandurah and Murdoch uni for a visit to Wellington National Park. It was well worth it. Steph pointed us towards some of the highlights of the park that we would never have found without her. Tim and Rach caught up with at the Wild Bull Brewery. To pacify my annoyance of not getting a photo of all of us together, I settled for a sibling photo. We found Steph in the bush and collected a few photos before leaving the South West.Made it...

Today, yet again began in a coffee shop - This time in Collie with Phil. We then ventured back to Bunbury to explore the town and to be there when Tim and Rach arrived. We found Bunbury to be a spread out town with a mixture of very old and extremely modern. We found an excellent fish and chip shop, a brewery overlooking the habour and a ye olde hotel. Finally Even Stan had to admit his belly could take no more on this day!!! It was on the way back to Collie that...

Would you believe the first phase of the Great Western Trip is over so soon. Farewell to our apartment by the beach. After a few galleries and a trip back to Happs to ship our wine home, it was farewell to Laris for a few days. Stan and I ventured back to Busselton with a plan to walk down the 2 km pier and visit the underwater observatory. Unfortunately the wild weather had closed both the train and the observatory. We briefly contemplated the walk, but decided ...

Today the Skipper was a lady from the tour. No one had to be sensible...... Luckily. A picture tells a thousand stories. Though by the end of the day it became obvious that Stan's next job - should he be retrenched - can be the tour guide assistant. He managed the sorting of the clients wine and ensured everyone was organised.

Today started with a winery with a twist. This one required singing…..After all it was the Flame Tree Winery. A visit to another "place of" town - this one was the place of cows. Larisa recommended The Watershed Winery for lunch. The food was delicious, the wine delicious and surrounded by vines. Phil and Steph then left to go home, the rest of us soldered on to the Yahava for some amazing coffee. Back to the apartment, and it was a walk through the wind ...