Albany? More like ANTARCTICA!

Well - we decided to take a 'little' break down to Albany last weekend with the tent and gear we've grown to love. Strange how you can get to like something you've not liked before, when the sun actually shines!
this is us setting off in Jen-Jen after she was fitted with a (new-to-her) rear diff (The pinion seal went in the old one, so I had to source and fit the new one myself!) They say a woman's work is never done and I add a mechanic's work to that!



We took about 5 hours to get to Albany and were determined to have a good time, even though the weather was rather different to that in Perth (see pic)

We pitched tent right on Shelley beach after a few locals at Eleker were keen to tell us their favourite pitches. Shelley Beach is the most southerly point of WA. Looks a bit like Dartmoor, but on white sandy beach with crystal clear sea too!
Weather coming in - the sand was blasting at my legs!
Where do you weigh a pie???
Somewhere over the rainbow... Weigh a pie!!!!!


Inside the tent, temperatures were much higher as you can see from PP's atire?
Home from home???
We felt it was too cold in Albany to stay TWO nights, and Jen Jen was feeling sick again (the second bloody Diff seal to change!!!!) so we drove the long way back up to Perth, along the South Western Highway and came across the sign for the tree-top walk, so had to take a small detour to see what it was like...
This was a photo I took of the four characters in a row... PP, Nutty and Noonie, with the old man in the back ground?
Some of the Giant trees (Tingles) were so big, they'd grown hollow and we were able to stand in them


The height of the walk-ways was only about 100ft up and it only wobbled a bit!!!!
You can easily see why they call it the land of the giants!
Came back that night to a place just south of Dwellingup and camped here all night - MUCH better!
Jen Jen and the tent well-settled in the trees.
Spectaclear! views over the dam
and some Roos to keep remiding us that we're in Oz!