We travel through the Township of Margaret River enjoying fudge, nougat, jams and conserves on our way to Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. We take the scenic route via Skippy Rock with stunning ocean views of the coastline. The old Waterwheel was constructed in 1895 during the building of the lighthouse when a spring was tapped to provide fresh water for the workers. Originally built of timber, it has now turned to stone.
In 1895 construction of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse began to make the passage safer for seafarers. Situated at the most south westerly tip in Australia, standing at the point where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet. It is the tallest lighthouse on Australian mainland and we climbed the 176 steps to the viewing platform. It remains an important maritime and meteorological landmark and one of the few remaining operational lighthouse open to the public.
We travel on past Augusta along Brockman Highway to the last of the "UP" towns being Peerabeelup. As the rain continues, we now start to travel through completely different landscape and the start of the Karri Forests.
World famous for it's soaring Karri and Tingle Forests, the deep red timber of the jarrah and pristine wilderness areas, this is a beautiful region. Stunning rivers that form cascading waterfalls, glassy lakes and pools are also populated with trout, perch and maroon (a freshwater crayfish).
Accommodation tonight will have 4 solid walls and a roof rather than that of canvas.
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