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| Chocolate |
Day 2 of our road trip found us at The Margaret River Chocolate Co. There was a huge selection and I left with a small box of Chocolate Covered Ginger. A relatively new favourite of mine.
Seraphina was in Heaven and Lucy, well I don't think she knew what to think.
Everywhere she looked there was chocolate!!
As soon as we arrived she was greeted with an Easter egg and was sporting a chocolatey grin quicker than I could say "Lucy where did you get tha...".
A brief stop for morning tea and then off we sojourned to the delightful town of Margaret River.
Feeling rather peckish now for some real food, I hunted down a little cafe whose name eludes me at this moment... don't you hate that! I remember what I ate though :) It was a delectable rice and veg curry ball with the most appetising satay sauce. Yum! I was happy and satisfied.
We didn't spend too long here, although we could easily have done so. The street was alive with people and the vibe was contagious.
Next stop.. Jewel Cave. Stalagmite and Stalactite bliss. This cave is expansive and simply stunning. I loved the glistening flecks of crystal in the walls, the coolness and humidity in the depths of darkness, the faces and animal spirits in the rock formations and the sacredness of an absolute marvel in nature.
There were about 40 people on the tour with us and yet the atmosphere was so still and serenely peaceful. It wasn't hard to imagine what cave dwelling might be like...
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| Crystal Baby |
From Jewel Cave we traveled through Augusta to the southern most, south western tip of Australia, at Cape Leeuwin. Here lies the point at which the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean meet and the tallest lighthouse on mainland Australia stands.
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| Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse |
Our little Lulu had had just about as much sightseeing for one day as she could possibly handle and wasn't at all impressed that she was not able to join the tour to traverse the 200 odd steps up the lighthouse to the top. (You needed to be over 4 to enter the lighthouse). So to settle and defragment we decided to hang out in the gift shop.
There was a collection of stuffed animals for sale and Lucy's favourite way to refresh her spirits is to role play with anything and everything. She is a huge animal lover and so whenever she sees stuffed animals or other toy animals she immediately enters her happy place and recreates a fantastical world of joyful characters amidst an ever changing plot of happiness. I love watching her play like this and we sat on the floor of the gift shop for over half an hour!!
The rest of the family survived the forcible winds atop the lighthouse and enjoyed the scenic views out across the oceans.
Our final destination for the day was Manjimup, a good 1 1/2 - 2 hrs drive away from Augusta. Having already had a big, eventful day, we decided to get moving before the sun began to set upon us.
We had one last stop before arriving in Manjimup. A cozy little village in the forest called Pemberton.
Here we played amongst the old steam trains and trams. It always amazes me to see these incredible machines. A work of art in their construction and design.
So that was day 2 of our holiday. Another restful sleep before our adventure continues...
Goodnight x
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