Week 13: The Arbor
We’ve entered forested areas now and it is quite the
contrast to the Null-Arbor (no trees). The area is very pretty with some very
tall “Tingle” trees that hollow out from the base. They are still alive though
and get to over 50m tall.
From Albany, we have been in Denmark, Walpole, Pemberton and
Manjimup. We stumbled into Denmark not knowing what it offered except for some
exceptional wines. Walpole is home to some giant trees where you can do a tree
top walk in the Valley of the Giants; there was also a place called Swarbrick
that is a bit of artful memorial to the “battles” for forest conservation.
Pemberton is a very cute wine region with an abundance of marron and trout. A
local winery took pity on our financial strains and gave us a free bottle of
wine! If you are ever in the area you need to visit Warren Winery, it is run by
a very nice gentleman. You can also climb some of these huge 50m tall trees in
some of the lookouts... but it’s not for the feint hearted. And Manjimup is a
small town that offers some very nice truffle.
We also met some very nice doctors in the area, Hamish and
Ariel, who were touring the region. Thanks very much for the company and making
our day. Thanks for the recommendations in Perth. We were having some woes with
the rain and the car was playing up. Our faithful steed may be suffering from
some dirty fuel and blocked injectors. We’ll need to see a car doctor but the
mines have stolen all the tradies and local mechanic is booked into May.
Also, who has heard of dehumidifiers?! These little awesome
things hang anywhere and can absorb up to 500mL of water in an enclosed area.
Great for tents and in cars to stop windows fogging up or the walls getting
wet.
Km travelled this week: 1100km.
Places visited: Albany, Denmark, Walpole, Pemberton,
Manjimup.
Plans: Slowly make our way up towards Perth
Highlights: dehumidifiers!!, truffles, local wineries and
their hospitality, beautiful forests.
Tough moments: rain yet again...
Jars of peanut butters finished since the start of trip: 11.
Yes I love peanut butter.
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| The dehumidifier!! See the water collected at the bottom!! |
HAVE heard of dehumidifiers BUT obviously have not throught of using them camping! GOLD!
ReplyDeleteI've heard there is a good car doctor in Broken Hill and does mates rates :)
Miss you both. Bring me some wine! xx
I'm sorry but 11 jars of peanut butter... Seriously????? I buy peanut butter like twice a year... There is 6 of us!
ReplyDeleteMy next question was going to be "what are you doing with it"? But I don't think I want to know ;)
@Donna: it doesn't solve the damp problem completely but it's better. car is still a bit iffy and would love to see the car doctor on fisher st.
ReplyDelete@Dani: I absolutely love peanut butter!! it's spread on a tablespoon at a time, each slice of bread would have about 3 tablespoons on it...