Thankfully it was not raining as we packed up our little camper to start our journey eastwards heading for our home state. We have now been away for nearly four months and probably still have another month before we actually get home. However we are still enjoying ourselves though we don’t like the cooler weather and of course the constant rain that we seem to have been having for the last few weeks.
We had to go south on the Bissell Hwy passing some more of the vineyards on the way until we reached Karridale where we turned east and headed for Nannup. Here the country side was very green with the dams full and the crops looking very healthy. Cattle and sheep grazing country interspersed with acres of canola, wheat along with other crops growing in abundance. WA is expecting a bumper grain harvest this year which no doubt will be the best for many years.
Pressing on for Bridgetown we drove for many km through the rain squalls passing along side the Great Southern Plantations of trees which in time will be logged. We saw evidence of recently logged areas being cleared and made ready for the replanting and the process starting all again under the renewable forestry timber logging plan.
As we neared Bridgetown we drove along side a most magnificent Blackwood river which was full and gushing as it cut its way through the trees and fields. Here the country side is most appealing and the many tracks and walks that are posted shows its popularity with hikers and campers. The town of Bridgetown was another great discovery looking very much like a southern highland town in NSW such as Bowral. Cafes offering log fires and hot soup, restaurants , arts and crafts, and the general shops of a small town. With many people milling around it looked like it was a very popular place to day visit or stay in one of the many small hotels that we passed and of course the caravan park.
We headed on for Lake Grace which was to be our stopping off place for the night. We drove through Kojonup, Broomehill, Gnowangerup and then on through Pingrup to Lake Grace. This route took us through cultivated fields, cattle and sheep grazing country, more tree plantations and uncleared scrub land and finally the lakes areas and the salt pans.
Our stop was a small caravan park which just had a few sites occupied so we didn’t have any trouble finding a spot. Having set up for the night we ventured off for a walk into the small town that consisted of an IGA, Bank and some government offices and of course a pub which we stopped of and had a drink before making our way back to the caravan whilst watching a very beautiful sunset dipping below the fields in the distance.
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