Margaret River

So we had two weeks off school only four weeks into the semester, which is officially called a "study break", so what did I do? I went on two trips. The first was 5ish hours south of Perth to Margaret River, home to 158 wineries and a handful of breweries. Oh, and some pretty beaches. It was a random trip decided on 5 days before we left and the third person joined on the day before we left. On the way down to our campsite we stopped at a brewery called Occy's and a winery that I don't remember the name of as it wasn't that great, but I know it started with an F. Our campsite was pretty cool, although we failed miserably at lighting the fire and ended up borrowing someone the fire of two surfers, until we realized that ours had magically lit. We went back and played cards with another surfer who called us by the names of our respective countries (America, Canada, and Norway). The next day we planned on driving to some wineries and possibly checking on the beach, but ended up on a wine tour (with Wine for Dudes) instead. Our tour guide was this funny New Zealander and the group included some people from England, Ireland, and some other part of Europe that I can't remember. We went to five wineries, one that had a brewery attached, a cheese place, and a chocolate factory. They were all pretty good (and I'll add the names later) it was a good day. At then end we went and watched the sun set over the beach and drank a bottle of Wine for Dudes brand wine, which is pretty good. The next day was more wineries, a lighthouse, and a really awesome section of beach called Sugarloaf Rock. The next day we drove to the Glouchester Tree and the Jewel Caves. In the caves we went really deep underground and at the tree we went 61 meters up a tree on a ladder system made up of re bar stuck into the trunk of the tree. We were followed up the tree by a school group, which makes it harder to get up when they are all yelling about how high they are and not to look down. It was good. We stayed at a different campsite that night and then the next day went on the Tree Top Walk in Walpole. It is this bridge system suspended on posts between the trees. Then we went a looked at the crazy tall trees that grow with gaps in the middle that are in the pictures from the last post. We were supposed to stay another night, but it was cloudy so we didn't want to go to the beach so we went home. It was a really good trip and this is a pretty brief overview. But I suggest going to these places if you ever get the chance.

Not so Much an Update, but Pictures!

This was a beach near Walpole, Western Australia. It was a good sunset and we then made dinner on these weird electric outdoor barbeques that are in parks. And there were kangaroos hanging out near us too.


This is a giant tingle tree, they just grow like this with the middles out. This was down in Walpole, Western Australia.


Me and a kangaroo! I got to feed it and pet it, they are cute. I like them.