Hey everyone,
So since i talked to you guys last i was trying to make a trip further south of Perth. Found an ad from Tracey who wanted to go to the same places and decided to text her... We made plans to meet on Fri Feb 3rd at the train station and go for drinks to discuss what our interests were etc. And when i realized that i didnt know 100% if this Tracey was a girl or not i got a little freaked out and emailed my mom to tell her were i was going and if i didnt email that night to be worried lol. Went to the station and there was this really scary looking girl waiting for something so i approached her and asked if she was Tracey and she was like "nope" and i was like "thank god" lol. Turns out Tracey was a 33 yr old girl from the UK. Super friendly. We discussed leaving on Feb 6 Monday night - Feb 10 Friday night. We decided that we were going to rent a car in Margaret River, and her friend would drive down there from Perth and a different friend back. We talked about how we wanted to chill at the beaches and go to a winery (since margaret river area has over 200 wineries), go thru a cave and just try to see as much as possible.
On Feb 4, meet up with Simone #2 and Erika to go to Rottnest Island AKA Rotto. It was the best trip/place ive been to in Oz so far. Just such a unique experience. We rented bikes and snorkelling gear for the day and just rode around the whole thing, stopping at the different bays along the way (salmon bay being my favorite place). There are no cars on the island and the length is about 10km and width about 4 km. The water was so clear and warm!!!! at Porpoise point we saw these Large Rat animals, but cute ones, the island was named from the man who found the island with these large rats on it later being called Quokkas. The express ferry (30 mins) was insane, it started to get really windy so the ferry felt like it was going over so many times. My butt and thighs hurt so bad from riding a bike all day that i could hardly get out of bed the next day. But it was worth it!!!
Monday went to Cottesloe beach with Simone and Erika, it was a nice day and the beaches on the west are so clear and bright blue. Had a relaxing day by having lunch and read my book on the beach.
Tracey called to say that her friend couldn't go til Tuesday early in the morning! Then again called in the morning of Tuesday to say that her friend wanted to leave at 1pm now. So anyways our trip was getting short every minute. We did get a ride evenually and got to MR at 4pm on tuesday and picked up our car that we rented and headed for a town called Dunsborough as it has a Hostel right on the beach. It was a beautiful sunset, then went out for Mexican dinner (which was amazing food/margaritas). We discussed at dinner all the things we wanted to do on Wed (mostly what tracey said was good) as she had been down in this area a few times to visit friends. And that we were getting up at 8am (me thinking that meant that we would be getting an early start at the day.)
Woke up at 8am and was packed and ready to go by 830am. Tracey had her 3 cups of tea and long shower, decided that she needed to transfer all her pics from her camera to her computer. I was like ok. 11am rolls around (me obviously frustrated) and she was like only 30 more mins, then said "i guess it takes a long time for 1000 pics to be transferred". Got in the car and she was like want to stop to get a snack i was like "no lets just go to the beach" she then spent 30 mins on the her iphone transferring to another cellphone company!! i was like who an i traveling with and what the hell are we going to see.
Fortunately the day was still successful and we did end up seeing alot of the coast on caves road which on its own was amazing scenic drive with tons of large trees. Started at Meely Beach which i was the only person the this ridiculously gorgeous beach!! While we headed to Eagle Bay Tracey told me how she wanted to go this 4 different wineries, i was like "oh i only wanted to go to like one" so i got her to go to a few when i was on the beach reading and relaxing. We agreed on going to one for lunch that was attached to a brewery. Went to a lighthouse walk that had so many flys/dragonflies they sold head nets for the walk. We didnt talk the whole walk as if we opened our mouth there was for sure a bug in our mouth. I eventually grabbed a twig and used it to hit the flies from my face and we walked as fast as we could to get out of there that we didnt even see the lighthouse/ocean really. Went to Sugar loaf Rock after and it was a large rock along the coast surrounded by a beautiful beach. Then Canal Rocks which was a bunch of rocks with a walkway over top the rocks and the waves were massive crashing throughout them. Then the Gabriel Chocolate Factory (my fav part of the day lol) where we taste tasted chocolate and did a tour thru the plant. I ened up buying a piece of sweet milk choc with Droppies on top MMM. Went to the Saracen Estate and Duckstein Brewery which had no lunch by the time we got there. They had a lake with a patio so sat out there to have a drink. Tried the Hefezen - white beer. Then drove to Bootleg Brewery to see if they had lunch and they didnt so Tracey tasted some drinks and we bought a mixer 6 pack to share, as i was driving (which was the first time i tried on the left side of the road since being with Julie/Trent in Melbourne) It was really fun i got used to it really quick. Stayed in Prevelly at a Caravan park, and went to Gnarabar for burgers that night, with Tracey and Joe (some random guy in the park that was travelling too)
Thursday, since we saw so much on Wednesday, we decided to stay at the beach for a while in Gracetown where we went snorkeling. Again western Australian beaches are amazing. Drove to Witchcliff to see a seashell musuem that ended up being shit so didnt go in. Then drove 45 mins south to Augusta, when we arrived we realized we didnt have that much time as Tracey told me she was now needing to leave early to go back to Perth on Friday morning so had to have the car back at 5pm. I was still driving and tracey kept telling me how this area was crap and a waste of time, though she didnt say that to me until we were running out of time...she asked me to hurry up and not take long as she wanted to see Hamelin bay on the way home (which i did too but she was really starting to annoy me again) so tried to explain to her that we probably have different opinions on things and she needs to relax. August ended up being a beautiful place and i took a picture at Cozy Corners (where the Indian ocean and southern oceans meet) and where the picture was taken on a postcard i was sending to my Grandma. There was also a lighthouse right at the mouth of the Blackwood river. Then drove to Hamelin Bay, which i let tracey take over driving so she could see it (tho she sucks really bad at driving and i feared for my life most of the time, as she droves most the time on the shoulder of the road). We got the car back at 5pm and i got dropped off at Simone #1 hostel (he is living/working in MArgaret River so i wanted to visit him for the night) Tracey made plans with Joe (the random we meet at the Caravan park) to stay with him for the night, and they were going to pick me up at 830am and Joe was to drive us back to Perth as Tracey's friend had now canceled on driving us.. I got out of the car and grabbed 2 of the beer of the 6 pack and Tracey complained on the ones i grabbed (not that i have ever tried any of them except the one i had drank earlier and all of them were different.) CLEARLY annoyed i said she could have them all!!! She was like was are you being like that i was like cause your really annoying.
I know what your thinking and that im complaining alot but it gets better lol. The rest of Thursday, walked around the City of Margaret River with Simone and he made me Italian pasta dinner, like always. It was really relaxing there at the hostel, i had a great night, happy to be with someone that is my friend. Woke up and was ready at 830 am to be picked up and sat there for an hour (called Tracey etc) before realizing that she totally ditched me. WTF all i could do was laugh, i didnt even care how i was getting back to Perth. We clearly didnt get along but i would never leave someone stranded.
So yes i still had a great time in the mist of all that. And it really is an amazing place. Simone was at work, so i told the lady at the front desk that i think my ride ditched me, and she laughed at my story. Then asked where i was headed. She then said hold on. Then Mark from UK (my Saviour) was headed back to perth area and was driving someone else as well... So within 10 minutes i was on the road headed back to Perth lol. Then the most random thing happened. The girl that he was driving too was a girl i went to Elementary school with Kelly Morrison (a yr older than me), she has a sister Katie a yr younger. (Justine your probably the only one who would know them)
Got back to Fremantle (south of Perth City), with 42 degree weather so called Simone #2/Erika and we went to South Beach together for the afternoon. Simone, a chef, made us dinner :)
Saturday - Went to Penguin island with Simone and Erika. it was a really long journey thereon the bus but was worth it as we got to watch the penguins getting fed. And walked around the small island in just over an hour. Very pretty place, too many birds though. Swam for the rest of the afternoon. The island is so close to the mainland you can choose to walk across it some days. There is a sand path that when the water is low its not as deep for people. We saw a few today walking across but it was up to there shoulders so we didnt want our bags getting wet so took the ferry.
Now i have a flight tomorrow to Alice Springs, and will be doing a Camping Rocks Tour thru the Outback for 5 days!! Excited then off to Cairns (East Coast)
Love Mieke xo
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