After our Bluff Knoll adventure it was nice to have a few days R and R. We stayed in Kendenup and had another day trip to Mt Barker. It’s a nice town for a day out.
We wandered through some of the reserves, looking for different flowers over a few days .
We took picnic lunches, and slowly the soreness left us encouraging us to move on again.
Some of the flowers and orchids are so similar, I’m not sure if I have already taken a photo. We are seeing more shrubs out now especially along the sides of the bush tracks
This is a typical bush reserve , its hard to see the orchids till you walk around .
In swamp areas and around old watering holes, I’ve found patches of delicate mosses, that have pretty flowers.
Last Wednesday we left Kondinin and in a round about way headed towards Albany . We stayed in an off road area in Narrikup that night.
Narrikup is a very small bush town ,that has a big cricket sports ground. The fence surrounding the oval is made from cricket bats from other teams that have played there over the years. We though of our cricketer Corey, when we saw it.
Moving on after a few more flower stops, we arrived at the Panorama caravan park at Big Grove, across the bay from Albany, we checked in for 2 days, we are now going to extend our stay for another week.
It’s a big park ,with lots of permanents, but we were given a great spot on the waterfront, away from the main area.
We are able to sit out and watch the birds, so peaceful, it’s just like a holiday.
This one below looks like a mix between a gull and a duck, quacks like a duck too, but is much bigger.
This is our night view across the bay to Albany.
Guess you can see why we have extended our stay here. We are so fortunate to be able to travel in our later years, enjoying and seeing this country we love .