{"id":31394,"date":"2023-03-26T15:45:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T04:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=31394"},"modified":"2023-03-26T15:45:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T04:45:59","slug":"walpole-western-australia-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=31394","title":{"rendered":"Walpole, Western Australia 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 23-24th March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 125 kms from Albany to Walpole in Western Australia \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:\u00a0 Walpole Nornalup NP, the Tingle Trees and Valley of the Giants \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Coal Miner\u2019s Beach CP, $40 pn, S34.98986, E116.73912\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: days @ $ per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We wave our goodbyes to the tuggers who surround us in Emu Point and make our way through Albany and onto the tourist drive west. We brave a couple of detours along the way but it\u2019s not the most scenic drive we\u2019ve done. Back on the highway we stop at Denmark because our guide book and Johannes says so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Denmark is a very touristy village on the Denmark River. Its bakery claims to be the most awarded in WA, not sure about that claim but I can confirm its plain meat pie is the most expensive we’ve seen at $8.50 and the sausage roll at $7 should come with a schooner but it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily the weather turned once again and the drizzle returned. As Pam\u2019s dislike for getting wet over came her instinct to wander through the 7 ladies clothing shops wedged between up market homewares and exclusive locally made brick-a-brack that make Denmark an expensive stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thirty minutes later we roll into Walpole and drive straight around to the tourist office. We get a map and some advice before backtracking slightly for Coal Miner\u2019s Beach CP. Initially it looks a little unloved but the sites are spacious and well spaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By road about 6-7 kms from Walpole but half that on the cycle path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As Pam didn\u2019t get wet going for a walk earlier this morning she\u2019s keen to get wet going for a bike ride. Must admit I took a wrong turn and we ended by cycling the knoll, which was an 8 kms loop to nowhere with two steep hills. The rain returned just in time to cool us down as we rode up the second hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We eventually found the right track and our way into Walpole for a quick lap before returning to the Jayco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amazing bottle brush flowers line the track.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Damn Quokka nearly killed me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We did manage a Quokka experience. I\u2019m whizzing along looking at the wildflowers and this little fat thing runs out in front of me, nearly going under the front wheel. I skid to a halt, the Quokka is unfazed. It just hopes a couple of metre further up the track and invites a photo opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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