Day 98: Perth to Dwellingup

Today we packed up and said goodbye to the shelducks, the coots and their chicks, and the moorhens that live in the caravan park lake. At least two of the chicks hatched during our stay. It has been nice to listen to the birds and frog calls from the lake at night.

Our first stop for the day was in Mandurah to see the wooden giants that are scattered across the city. We only made it to two - Yaburgurt Winjan Cirkelstone and Santi Ikto. We tried to get to a third (Seba's Song) but it was hard to find a nearby park for the caravan. The two we saw were very impressive - John now wants one for our block of land back in Tassie!

Our final stop for the day was Dwellingup. We arrived at the Dwellingup Chalets and Caravan Park before lunch and then had a wander through the township. The town is a bit like Derby back home as it has set itself up as an adventure destination. It has a few mountain biking areas, but also has bush walking tracks, and areas for kayaking, canoeing, and rafting. The town in one of the few places that the Munda Biddi bike trail and the Bibbulmun walking tracks cross over - both of which stretch from Perth to Albany and are around 1000km each.