Cowaramup

  Monday, 13 June

The day started with me finding my missing sock in the laundry. A good start. The next good thing was how unexpectedly wonderful Canal Rocks was.

Once again we were dealing with wind, rain and the intervals in between. We watched the waves breaking over the rocks for a while and then headed up to a lookout spot for a different view. Got chatting to a bloke who was sitting watching the waves and he pointed out a boardwalk and bridge on the other side of the car park that we hadn’t noticed, so back down we went and oh how glad we were. The boardwalk took us to a little bridge over a “canal” through the rocks. Judy and I both took a ridiculous number of photos of the waves crashing and sending torrents of water through the canal. We couldn’t get the smile off our faces as we returned to the car.

Yallingup was our next destination but only rated a drive through and out. By this time we were ready for our morning coffee and we found it in Dunsborough.

On the road north once again for the 15 minute drive to Cape Naturaliste. I am pleased to report that its renovations were completed in 2019 so we were actually ably to see the 20 metre high limestone lighthouse. I like it’s bright red door.

From here we called in at Bunker Bay, which look an ideal spot for a summer picnic. There was a sign showing the catch limits for abalone, which I didn’t think anyone could take without a licence. A little further along was Eagle Bay, notable for its very luxurious residences. We later heard it referred to as “Ego Bay”.

Back through Dunsborough and heading south again we stopped into today’s winery. A couple that we had in mind were closed so we wandered into Domaine Naturaliste. It was quite a small winery but we really enjoyed our tasting and chatting with Pasquale, who looked after us. I mentioned the rosé we had in Domme and she knew the place, as she had spent a few weeks in Sarlat. Some of the Domaine rosé will be on its way to my place soon but unfortunately I have to share it with Judy.

A quick stop at the M R Dairy Company to taste today’s cheeses and into Cowaramup to pick up some supplies of pate, cheese and soup for a meal at home tonight. Thanks for that recommendation Pasquale. And of course we had to stop at Millers to try a different ice cream.

The soup is almost ready now so I’m rapidly losing interest in writing. That’s it for today.