Augusta had been a nice town, small, immaculate
We set off early down the smallest roads again where possible. The forest was lower and thinner as we headed east
Imagine riding this fast. More in-helmet whooping
There’s a sign for Beedelup Falls, across a nice suspension bridge. Lucinda watches enviously
We see on the map a road to the sea, so we take it across boggy flat for about 20 miles
It’s called Windy Point, and it’s windy
The town of Windy Point, very small, maybe a couple of hundred residents we’re guessing
It looked like this. Fantastic
Albany had been a large, not so interesting place and we were keen to get back into the trees, so a very early start to a 300 mile day. There’s a big road straight back to Fremantle which we avoid, except for an error you can see above. Not so many pics today, not many stops. It started like this
Into an old, tatty and excellent town. This was the first time we’d seen anything like it. It’s time to hit the web for local history.
We pass this shrub. Looks like a cherry
Big farms, small farmhouses, occasionally
Into the next town, Wagin. Lucinda can’t believe how cool these towns are
Back into the forest, still low and dry
It starts to drizzle and we don’t stop again until Fremantle.
So a small point here: This is the loop, 929 miles
And here it is in the big picture
Australia’s big. We’ve been doing some map work and assuming we average 100 miles a day, all in, we’re going to be here a long, long time. We love it so far.
Comments
Hi Jeremy, heard from Tony he had a great time with you. Amazing blog, fabulous pictures. Just wanted to mention though, I think that was a cherry, looked like it to me! Cousin Nicky
Hi Nicky!
Yes, had a good time here with Tony here in sunny Fremantle. Hasn’t changed in the 40+ years since I last saw him!
OK, probably is a cherry, just didn’t see a typical profusion of stamen. Glad to have a plant person along, you can help me with some of the crazy stuff down here.
Best.