We figure that, if the wind doesn’t work in our favour, there are more clouds around with the cold front (days of around 24 and nights 14 degrees) and soon we will be forced to use paid campings along the Margaret River area, we might as well explore more inland.
We leave Australind / Leschenault and drive to Bunbury to visit a bank, the Information centre to learn about free bush camping in South Western Australia and visit the beach. The beach is not special but the dogs enjoyed the stop nevertheless.
There’s already a dog there…..oh no, just rocks with some resemblance,
Marjo buys some organic produce from a stall and then we move onto Peppermint beach. The road takes us along nice places which allows for nice pictures.
Then we come to the sleepy town of Peppermint beach and have lunch on a deserted beach.
There is no wind at all, so we drive more inland to look at the first bush site. It’s alright but not far from a busy road. The first step outside results in a giant mosquito on Marjo which shows that the sign with Medium Mosquito danger is true. We decide to move onto the road between Capel and Donnybrook. It is a nice bushy road that takes us first past, then – after a u-turn – to the Ironstone gully rest area.
It is named after the water that flows over the Ironstone into a gully and looks quite good. After opening the door we hear a swarm type buzzing but can’t see any flying nasties. When we’re settled though it seems there are many many large flies around. Not that they disturb us really (or the other way around) so we stay.
Posted from Capel River, Western Australia, Australia.
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