After a couple of days in Perth, we took off on a road trip south down the coast. We spent two nights in Dunsborough, two nights in Margaret River, and two nights in Denmark before returning for a last night in Perth.
The first stop was at Lake Clifton to see thrombolites. The thrombolite building micro-organisms resemble the earliest forms of life on earth. So, here’s a peek at the primordial ooze. You’re welcome!
From small to big, the next stop was the Busselton Jetty, the longest pier in the world at nearly two kilometers long.
After our first night in Dunsborough, we set out to see the start of the Cape to Cape walk. It’s a trail from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin. It’s over 135km long and typically takes about six days to walk. We set out on the start of the track, a very well maintained section that’s a combination of pavement and boardwalks.
The scenery is stunning.
After 6km we came to our endpoint for the day: Sugarloaf rock.
After our walk, we grabbed an excellent late lunch at Wise, a beautiful winery with an ocean view. The post-lunch tasting included a Zin with the highest ABV we’ve every seen for a wine. (It was… not very good. Very raisiny and as you might imagine, super hot on the alcohol. But plenty of their other offerings were good.)
We visited a few wineries in the afternoon, had dinner in Dunsborough, and enjoyed some wine with our AirBnB hosts, Simon and Melissa. Their place is just off the third fairway of Dunsborough Lakes Golf Course, and as you might guess, Simon is a golfer. We got up early on Monday to get in 9 holes before he left for work at Clairault Streicker winery.
We were off to Canal Rocks, a bit further south down the coast. Really fun to climb in and around. I wish I’d brought a mask and snorkel.
We drove a bit further south, hiked a bit more, and enjoyed another incredible beach with waves crashing on some rocks just off shore.
After all that work, we headed to Clairault Streicker for lunch. Simon then hosted our tasting.
On the drive down to Margaret River that afternoon, we enjoyed one more tasting at Amelia Park wines. Wonderful wine, and not a bad view from the “office” window.
