Hi folks , we’re back on the road again - it’s been a busy several weeks , landscaping Emma & Mike’s place while they were away . The last straw was yesterday , delivering and erecting a garden shed - not a lot of work you would think - it’s only 3m x 2.26m x 2m high - not very big - shouldn’t take long !! Emma & Lyn assisted me , we started at 9:15 , stopped for some lunch at 2:30 , then collapsed at about 5:30 - all done - so much for the instructions and having things predrilled - we re-engineered the roof a little , and redrilled a lot , not to mention the 220 screws & nuts & bolts . But it does open & close and it wont blow away - happy days !!! We stayed & had dinner with Em & Mike , then said our farewells .
After that day we thought we’d have a big nights sleep , wrong - it turned out to be one of our worst - awake , asleep , awake , asleep , hot , cool , warm - then it was 7am , so we got up .
Yesterday we didn’t get anything done that we wanted - packing the bikes , putting things back where they normally live , etc , etc , getting ready to go this morning . All good , we were away by 9:30 , heading south on Kwinana Freeway . Taking the all too familiar turnoff to Mandurah , we continued through and down the coast , passing by where the fires had been at Lake Clifford and Preston Beach , the same fires that burnt out the town of Waroona in January .
Stopping for a rest at Australind , just north of Bunbury , we had a look at the Leschenault Estuary . We sat at a covered picnic table , before returning to the ute as the wind was rather cool - not sure how long we are going to last in the cooler weather - we are not enjoying it when the temperature drops to the low 20’s !!
We had some lunch , then wandered down to the shopping centre , before heading out to find our site for a couple of nights - we found a farm stay that fitted the bill . Setting up , we chatted to Bill and Del - the owners - for a while , they have lived here for over 30 years , have some sheep , macadamia trees and lime trees - we even got some limes given to us , fresh from the tree !
Pondered the idea of going into Bunbury for a look , but thought again and went and sat in the shade outside instead , then relaxed with a beer & a really good batch of salsa .
We will look around tomorrow and report back again , probably with a few more photos .
Here’s a map link :-https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z1G8gwwxwyYo.k3BWkTS1nLSQ&usp=sharing
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