Resuming our vagabund life! Australia's Westcoast- August 09

OH MY GOD! We can't believe it! After months of staying in a shit hole and living a nerve-wrecking and monotonous working life and almost dying of boredom, we (including Lee) finally hit the road again! Rapidly our tracks here became blurred. It's odd how after such a long period, we didn't undergo the tiniest bit of wistfulness for leaving this place behind.


By means of a hired hatch-bag(mini-car) we headed for our first destination Karijini National Park, which lies in the same region as Karratha and is the second largest nature reserve(6274 km²) in the whole of Australia. Most notable were its myriad waterfalls and holes, but there are also stunning gorges and a diversity of wildlife.

From there, we made our way towards Perth via plane- for the second time. In some way this city brought back nostalgic feelings as we had begun our Australian trip from here eight month ago. We reminisced how we had stepped out of the aircraft back then and how excited we felt about exploring this continent. We remembered our old hostel friends and great experiences we had here such as going kitesurfing with our former hosts. Walking once more through the streets, that hadn't lost any of their charm, we could clearly notice how we had changed.

Eventually we aimed for our last destination along the West Coast, Margaret River, the land of milk and honey. It is situated in the southwest and owing to its extremely fertile soil, which is similar to that found in Normandy, you come upon a multitude of vineyards, accompanied by exquisite delicatessens.
Usually Margaret River attracts surfers and tourists from all over the joint, but during low season, there is not much going on apart from retirees being carted from one culinary feast to the other. Yeah, coming back to this region when we are older, buying a holiday condo and unwind, that would be nice...

 For three days we indulged in the various wine- and breweries, chocolate and cheese factories and were pleased by the view of the surrounding unspoiled beaches, caves and lowlands, that were covered with sheep. During the night we stayed at a sheep farm, which also was an environmentally-minded caravan park. If it hadn't been for the rain and cold, we would have had a beautiful stay.

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