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This is where Margaret River and Augusta is relative to Perth city. The journey from Perth to Margaret River will take you about 3 hours, and another 45 minutes to Augusta. It's like driving from Kuala Lumpur to Penang if you're in Malaysia.

 

Pictures below is what you see all throughout the initial part of your drive down south. The roads are lovely but everythings brown after the summer scorching sun.

 

Now I know where my daily milk comes from.

 

The road goes on and on. The speed limit outside the city is 100 km/h before topping off at 110km/h. But beware. At major junctions, the speed limit comes down to 80 km/h, sometimes even 60 km/h and if you're not careful, you'll easily get a speeding ticket.

 

 

And the cool Harley Davidson bikers.

 

Slow moving vehicles are quite common once you're way out of the city.

 

Pictures below show the sunset at Prevely Beach. We were late in getting to the beach as people down south tend to drive a little too slow.

 

Note the strong waves and current. No joke. This is where the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean collide.

We managed to capture the last bit of the sun as it setted against the windy ocean.

 

These pictures below were taken from a different part of the ocean, called Ocean View.

 

Cape Leeuwin is where the Indian Ocean and the Southern ocean meet. The waves and current here are strong. And the shore is filled with rocks (as seen from the pictures above and below). A lighthouse was built. Before the lighthouse was erected, there were 22 ship wrecks in this region and only one afterwards. Must have been the ship we often hear in jokes about the captain of the ship not wanting to take orders from a lovely private, who happened to be the lighthouse master :).

Whale watching is also a common activity in these region.

 

The lighthouse saved many ships since it was built. Below are some records of its service.

 

Both sides of this passage is covered by ocean. One's the Indian Ocean, the other is the Southern Ocean.

 

A break in the heavens for a ray of light to shine through the dark clouds. It was a cloudy and rainy day when we visited the lighthouse.

 

Sadly, we couldnt go up the lighthouse because all the tours were fully booked and we arrived 20 minutes before they closed. But this is the lighthouse. And an interesting fact about the lighthouse is that it can only be painted on one side of the wall, either the outer or inner surface. Apparently this is because paining both sides of the lighthouse will cause moisture to be retained in the walls and cause the walls to be soft. So, the paint on the inner walls were subsequently removed.

 

The following pictures were taken during the ride back from the lighthouse to Margaret River town.

 

Tall trees area. The trees in this are are taller than the surroundings and provide very good cover against the sun. Lovely trees.

Pictures below are of Margaret River town centre. There's an IGA there and also a Coles. The Information Centre will provide you with all the information you need and the staff there are really very helpful.

 

Thus ends our short trip to Margaret River and Augusta.

Should you intend to go there, do leave Perth early and its best to spend a night there. We only left Perth at 10 am and since everything closes at 5 pm, there wasnt much we could do in the short time as driving between attractions takes time.

Enjoy yourself...