Posted on 26 September 2025
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Mum Today we drove further south towards the Margaret River area. Along the way we
stopped in Busselton. While there we checked out the new shipwreck playground,
the historical buildings on Queen Street, and stocked up on groceries. We did
not walk out to the end of the jetty because we did it last time we were in
Busselton (back in 2018).
We pulled into the Prevelly Caravan park late in the afternoon. It was the start
of a long weekend in WA so the park was very full!
Posted on 25 September 2025
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Olivia Today we went mountain bike riding at Dwellingup. While renting bikes we bumped
into Mim (Elka and Sid's Mum!!)
The trails we rode on were Emu Run, Munda Biddi Trail, Marinyup Loop, Blaze and
BFG. Then we went to the pump track. Most of the trails are made out of gravel
and it was very slippery and the bike brakes weren't really working 🙁. Overall
I enjoyed the riding, it wasn't to big of an up but that meant the down wasn't
very good, but that's ok.
In the evening we made damper. I got to knead the flour and water and we cooked
it over the fire. It was hard to get it to cook all the way through so I didn't
like the taste very much.
We also saw a bandicoot near our campsite. It touched me while I was sitting
still outside, but I moved and scared it off 🙁. It was so cute! 🐀❤️*
(* Unfortunately a rat is the closest there is to a bandicoot emoji 🙁)
Posted on 24 September 2025
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Mum Today we drove south from Dwellingup to the Treetops Adventure in Lane Poole
Reserve. We spent the morning climbing ladders, zipping through the trees, and
tackling obstacles high up in the Jarrah tree forest.
On the way back to Dwellingup we drove through the reserve. It was a beautiful
forest with lots of camp grounds and a river running through it. If we had more
time it would have been great to explore this area a bit more.
We had a late lunch before catching up on blog posts, clarinet practice, and
chess lessons.
Posted on 23 September 2025
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Mum 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.
