From Collie

 

As the map shows, we had covered a fair bit of the South West between Collie and Margaret River by meandering about.

Leaving the Christmas camp, first stop, Grimwade, a camp we had visited before, next to a billabong and in the shade of gum trees, a lovely spot. This time it was somewhat crowded, as most places this time of year. Also there were road works up the road and the water truck would come and fill up his tank every couple of hours, so we only spent the night there this time. In the morning an old vintage car drove down the road, out for a leisurely drive.

Continuing on, we passed through Nannup, a small pretty town, with small tourist shops which were bustling with travellers and locals. We would have liked to wander about but in these times thought better of mixing with the crowds. So on to Canebrake Rd. , where we had found a clearing in the pine forest next to a small dam last time we passed through the area. Camped up there for a few days and did some washing.

While there, a local goanna strolled past and dug a hole in a mound of dirt, looking for lunch, then continued on his merry way.

A fire had gone through the national park just up the road since we had been there only a few weeks before. We drove through the area on our way out and the devastation was heartbreaking, once pristine forest was now ashes, all because a camper had used a Weber BBQ on a fire ban day.

Now we were heading to Margaret River to continue our explorations of the coast south to Augusta.