26-29/5/03
SOUTHWESTERN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
i really wanted to see the bottom bits of western australia (WA)
and i was going to take a little tour bus thingee,
however, i realized it would be the same price
if i just rented a car and did it myself.
Since lani wasn't working, was just waiting out her time
before she headed back to brisbane,
and hey, she'd never been to the bottom bits of WA before,
she decided to come along and be my rent-a-friend for 4 days.
we had gotten tons of advice while at louise's birthday party-
everyone was overanxious to tell us about all the places we should
go.
so our 4 days were action packed (and 700k over budget for the rental
car).
Our achievements were big and many. we:
*climbed the Gloucester Tree, the
largest fire lookout platform in Australia (63m high)
*climbed Bluff Knoll, the highest peak
in WA (1073m high)
*went to the southernmost point in WA (West
Cape Howe N.P.)
*saw the point where the Indian Ocean meets
the Southern Ocean (Cape Leeuwin N.P.)
*walked out on the longest jetty in the
Southern Hemisphere (2 km long in Busselton)
*climbed to the top of Wave Rock
*visited the Valley of the Giants
forest (the Tree Top Walk and the Ancient Empire)
*got to explore the elegant Lake Cave
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in the Ancient Empire
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at Green's Pool
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sunset at the longest jetty
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Lani and the Natural Arch
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climbing the Gloucester Tree
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looking down from the Tree Top Walk
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Lake Cave
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columns on the lake
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don't touch the stalactites!
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before spelunking down
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adventure at the visitors' center
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Cape Leeuwin N.P.
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where two oceans meet
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'look at me...i am so tall'
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Bluff Knoll
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getting psyched for the climb
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a rest on the way up
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lani's on top!
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strolling on down
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Wave Rock
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mick riding the wave
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lani at hippo's yawn
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