Margaret River - The Journey South

7:00 am  Another 'Up early and Off' day today.  

So Breakfast Pack in hand, we joined McLeod Tours and headed to Margaret River.

Our First stop was a welcome Coffee break, 87 km down the road at The Bay Cafe, Mandurah.  

With the Mandurah Estuary beckoning us and a Sunday Market in the adjacent Foreshore parkland, we could have happily stayed for a couple of hours,

 

But we had an appointment down the road at Australind Wood Gallery.

We listened to an informative talk on Western Australian Jarrah, and happily patted beautiful pieces of timber skilfully crafted into items that wouldn't fit in our luggage,

(and was respectfully requested not to take Photos of.) 

It was ok to take this photo to add to my collection of 'Interesting Signs'.

A lovely Lunch was followed by a 'short stroll' down the Longest Timber-Piled Jetty in the Southern Hemisphere.  

Yes, we made it to the end and back again a mere 3.7 km round trip.

If we are ever here again,  I would like to  explore the Underwater Observatory - One of only 6 in the World.

Breaking the tip, we stopped in at Gabriel Chocolates.
There was a Talk on Chocolate with Tastings and treats to bring home.

Specialising in Small Batch, single Origin chocolate, they were Western Australia's first Bean to Bar Chocolate maker. 

An unscheduled stop and a real treat for the Horse lovers on the bus, to briefly meet and feed some carrots to our Tour Guide's Horses, who enthusiastically met us at the gate.

The last stop for today was at the Saint John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Chapel in Prevelly.

Built by Geoff Edwards, in Gratitude for help received during the Battle of Crete.

I cannot write its story in just one photo so I am including links at the end of this Post so you can read about it yourselves.

Our 280 km road trip from Perth to Margaret River  concluded with a Welcoming Rainbow and a promise of a beautiful day tomorrow.

Click the Links to read Geoff Edwards Story

Prevelly Chapel

Monuments Australia - Prevelly