Andrew Bulmer: Margaret River

On our first leg of the Journey we went down to the Marget River area in the southwest corner of Australia. This area is best known for its wineries and the best surf beaches in the world.

On our first day we just checked out some of the rocks in Yallingup before camping out at a lookout nearby.

Drove down Caves Road, which is named that because of all the caves in the area. We went down into the Jewel Cave which had some stalactites and stalagmites that were crystaline. Had a fun time chasing around the kangaroos near the campsite that night.

Did a little surf down at the River Mouth Beach before heading south to check out the lighthouse at Leeuwin Cape.

Checked out Beedelup Falls, which wasn't all that impressive, but had some fun jumping up and down on the swinging bridge.

Climbed the Bicentenial Tree which is about 75 meters tall. I don't really like heights too much, but I conquered it.

Chilled out at the cascades, before heading down to Mandalay Bay. The beach was beautiful with clear water and fine white sand. The waves looked nice too, but the rip was pretty dangerous so it wasn't safe to surf.

Did the treetop walk in the Valley of Giants. The walkway was actually more impressive than the trees. There was another path called the Emperor's Trail which was on the ground which was a much nicer walk to appreciate the trees.

The we went on to Denmark. The Elephant Rocks were really cool as they sort of did look like the backs of elephants.