Manjimup

When we left Busselton we soon came upon the small town of Nannup. The first thing we saw was a beautiful garden outside the local op shop just as we came into town.

One of the trees at the front of the shop had its branches covered in all different sorts of knitted sleeves (for want of a better word!).

It looked really good and was so unexpected. The rose garden in front of the op shop was spectacular and it was all done by volunteers.

Nannup is a lovely little town with old buildings in the main street. Its only small but each year in February it hosts a music festival which draws a big crowd. They have a stage set up near an oval and apparently the main street is full of stalls and the whole town gets into it.

Just nearby was an old bridge over the river. One of the trees shows the markers for all the floods that have occurred in the past. Two of the markers were way over our heads when we were standing on the bridge.

You can see the yellow markers on the tree.

There were some beautiful trees nearby in the park which was just a taste of things to come.

Also nearby was a beautifully made seat made from old tools and metal sprockets and things!

From Nannup we travelled to Manjimup via Bridgetown, Yornup and Palgarup. We passed several eucalyptus plantations which smelt wonderful! We stayed at the Manji Central Caravan Park which turned out to be the best one we have stayed in so far. The amenities were modern and clean and the park had beautiful large grassy spots, with lovely trees nearby. It was within walking distance of the town too which was great.

There were only six caravans in the whole park. It was really nice and only $30 per night.

The next day we set off to explore the nearby Karri forests. The first place we stopped was the Diamond Tree which has a lookout at the top of it some 53 metres in the air. There are pegs winding all the way up the tree for anyone to climb! Needless to say we passed on that one.

We stopped at several places to admire the huge trees which grow very tall and straight.

These are the 'Four Aces'

It was a stunning forest. Its hard to describe how big the trees are and its impossible to fit them all into one photo because you can't stand far enough away from them to get them all in.

The next day we drove to nearby Pemberton and took a trip on a tram into the forest. It was a fun ride although the commentary from the tram driver was a bit off. Anyway he drove the tram well which was the main thing.

We passed a lovely river and some cascades and went over six bridges in all.

After the tram ride we had lunch in Pemberton and then did some more forest exploring. We visited the Gloucester Tree which you could also climb just like the Diamond Tree except this one was 61 metres high.

No he didn't climb it. Just a few pegs for the photo!

It was a huge tree!!

We checked out a few more special trees and drove on through the forest. We ended up coming out into some lovely farming country and then returned to Manjimup.

Another great day of exploring!