Above the surf beach is a special bench.
We leave Prevelly, but have one more place to visit in the Margaret River region.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Prevelly – Part 4
Soon the wind was up and the waves pounding the shore.
This is the stretch up beach the hold the surfing competitions on. It is usually held in autumn when the swells are over 3 metres high. It looked pretty grim when we were there already.
Prevelly – Part 3
It wasn’t fair weather for long though, because the clouds were soon rolling in.
Prevelly – Part 2
Prevelly is a well-known town because of its beaches and its surf. The big Margaret River surfing competition, the one known for its consistent 3 metre waves, is held close by, although not on this quiet stretch of beach.
From the spick and span facilities, we knew that this must be a popular place in summer.
Prevelly – Part 1
We’re heading back to the sea, via Margaret River itself. Here, it winds through coastal tea tree scrub and sand dunes towards the Indian Ocean.
This photo was taken almost 5 months ago. Unfortunately I doubt that this scene would look the same today – the Margaret River bushfires of 2 months ago swept through this area.
Coastal Flora – Part 5
Here’s a flower I haven’t seen before. It looks like a pea, but its red ‘tongue’ and the fact it’s growing off a bush and not a vine means that it definitely isn’t a pea.
Coastal Flora – Part 4
A few more peas, this time from the Margaret River region. The south west land division do share a lot of species, but it’s interesting how much diversity there still is.
These purple peas look like the same species as those in the Southern Forests.
But these orange peas are slightly different to those found 150km away.
Coastal Flora – Part 3
One last look at the flora on or near the coast. There were plenty of wattle in September. These were a lovely golden colour.
Leeuwin Estate – Part 5
Underneath the restaurant, we caught a glimpse of the old cellar. It had row upon row of French oak wine barrels, filled with wonderful wine, I would suspect.
Leeuwin Estate – Part 4
Meanwhile, I was hanging out for the WA speciality – marron, served with roe, orange butter, and a salad of fennel and herbs.
It was my first time tasting marron. The taste is between prawn and lobster. Yummo.
Static and Silence 