Our brief stay at Augusta has come to an end and we are
moving on to Pemberton. It’s only a short hop (as in fact our next few will be)
of about 140 kms. There are a couple of stops for us on the way for a bit of
sightseeing. The first was Beedelup Falls in the Beedelup National Park. With
all the rain etc we have had the falls were in full flight and quite
spectacular. We walked the loop track, which returned by a swing bridge across
the falls back to the car park. It was a great spot and a refreshing stop on
our travels. Onward to Pemberton and it would appear that the weather may be on
the improve with only a few light showers so far. We decided to stay at the
Pemberton Caravan Park for two nights and checked in just after lunch. This
afternoon we decided that we would have a look at the Gloucester Tree.
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| Beedelup Falls |
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| Guess Who??? |
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| Beedelup Falls swing bridge |
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| Gloucester Tree |
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| Gaz and Laura on the decent |
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Gloucester Tree was chosen as a fire lookout in 1947, one of a network of
lookouts built in the Karri forest between 1937 and 1952. The Gloucester Tree
was named after the then Governor-General of Australia, His Royal Highness the
Duke of Gloucester, who was visiting Pemberton as the lookout was being built.
Today, visitors can climb up the 61m to see one of the most
spectacular views of the Karri forest. Gaz and Laura accepted the
challenge to climb on behalf of the group with me at bottom supervising and
planning (in the event assistance was required). They made the accent and
decent without a hitch and were duly applauded for their efforts – it was no
mean feat. A number of others attempted while we were there and each successful
trip was greeted with applause. I made 8 steps and was well satisfied! And that
about finished our day.
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