Bit of a gap in proceedings , we left Bremer Bay and went back to Albany for a few days to catch up with some friends - Terry & Robyn , before heading back to the big smoke again .
we drove straight back to Baldivis from Albany in 34 degree heat and about 60 % humidity - it nearly killed us . We haven't had to put up with humidity for years and it is really strange that it's here now - it's usually a dry heat here !!
Our time has been taken up helping Emma to get things sorted out ready for sale .
In our spare time however , the jet boats were on at The Cauldron - which was just beside us - so we had to go . Here's a selection of some of the boats in full race mode .
We also ventured up to Freemantle , coinciding with the Rottnest Island Swim , so there were boats & people everywhere . To top that off , there was also a cruise ship in port as well - you can see it to the left of the photo , on the opposite side of the cruise ship is the container port with the cranes .
Along the Swan River a bit further we found a waterfall - strange place for a waterfall , overlooking the river . It is the Bicentennial Park and has been man made , with some lovely parklands and pools that flow down the falls to the pool at the bottom .
And here are the views of the river from the top of the park .
Another week goes past and the jet boats were on again - great entertainment for 6 hours and $20 admission - West Coast Jetsprint Club does a great job , running a great event . Here's some more boats .
I needed a break , so golf was in order . I hadn't played at Mandurah Country Club before , so this was going to be interesting . And interesting it was , it's a very nice course , great fairways and greens and I had some good company , the golf was average to say the least , but a good afternoon out . The clubhouse sits above the course and the views from the verandah are outstanding - ocean only about 500m away , and from left to right in the photo - 1st tee & fairway , 18th green , 10th tee , 9th green and finally the practice fairway .
Being happy with where Emma is , we left and headed south , only making it to Herron Point Campground for the night . It was 34 degrees and we were beside the estuary , so we went for a walk down to , and into the water to cool down . The estuary isn't very deep so we went down to the boat ramp where it's a bit deeper - only about a metre at the deepest - but it worked , we cooled down .
Back to the van , and then the fun began . We turned on our inverter - needed to power our instantaneous gas water heater - it turned on then off and it also short circuited the van battery , meaning we no longer had power to do anything !! A call to NRMA / RAC to get some assistance and we finally got someone out to have a look , then tell us he can't do anything !!! It was too late to call the people who we bought the battery from in Queensland , so we had no power , no lights , no nothing till the morning - hopefully then we'll be able to do something ???? An early night was had .
No surprise we were awake early , so we had breakfast before calling for some assistance . The call was made to Enerdrive , they were most helpful telling us someone would get back to us soon , 1and a half hours later I rang back and got someone else , he told me what I had to do , so I did that and we were back in action - a 2min fix !! - wish we'd known that last night !!
We headed down to Bunbury and set up at Pelican Point again . We went for a drive out to the cut - the entrance to the estuary from the ocean - the bird needed a fly .
This is the entrance looking north
And this is looking south to Bunbury city , the port is on the left .
After a few days relaxing , we headed out to Wright's Bridge - about 100klm's away . It is on the Blackwood River , and has the old remains of foundations / pilings of an old bridge , and the newer bridge . There were workers at work on and under the bridge , reinforcing it .
We went for a walk through the bush around the camping area , there are many gum trees here that have massive gum nuts - Honky Nuts - is what they're called .
The walk isn't more than 600m and wound it's way around to another section of the river .
Back around to the day use area again for a different view of the bridge . There is a campground with 15 sites for vans & tents - you do have to pay though .
Back around Bunbury , we went back to Koombana Bay , this sculpture is an amazing design - yes you've probably seen it before in one of my earlier posts , but i'm happier with this photo of it .
About 200m away is a lookout , designed on the remains of an old boat skeleton found in some sand discovered when they were removing the mineral rich sands .
This is the view from the top , the yellow & silver building near the Norfolk Island Pines is the Dolphin Discovery Centre , and Koombana Bay behind it .
Another day we rode around Pelican Point on the bikes . There is a great network of bike tracks here to get you all around the place , the track took us along the estuary and past some of the canal homes of Pelican Point .
And that's it for a quick catch up of where we've been of late , hopefully things will get a bit more on track , till the bloody coronavirus catches up and stuffs things up completely .
Here's a map link :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qSVe0mt0gnU2STO4Si0jeuIdFRWcqk0Y&usp=sharing
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