Round Australia By Motorbike: Nannup to Yanchep National park

25/4/12- Total 8279km - for day 587km
Nannup, Augusta, Margaret River, Busstleton, Freemantle, Perth, Yanchep National Park

Anzac Day-Lest We Forget

Left early from Nannup to head to Augusta. As it was so early, the wildlife were still out on the road. Just after leaving Nannup there were a couple of emus on the side of the road, as Scott rode passed they pannicked and ran up the rode, then as I came passed they decided to change direction and run straight in front of me, lucky I was watching out for them. Was keeping a good eye out for kangaroos, then one decided to bound out straight after Scott went passed in between us, scary dam things. Somewhere along this eucalypt forest was parked a road train tanker, be blowed if I could see any dairy farms anywhere. Anything that looked like farm land was really dry baron ground. Filled up with fuel just before Augusta and a guy there who was going fishing reckon that the emus are wired up wrong, they will come straight at you and even attack you front wards. Took a photo opportunity at the River mouth and the sea. So many beautiful parrots flying around in this area. Big green ones with black heads.

From Augusta we headed north on the Caves roads, as recommended by the biker we met in Denmark. Many caves along this road, we had been to the Ngiligi caves about 6 years ago so didn't go into any. Lovely road through the eucalyptus forest smelling the scent of the trees, and the occasional dead thing, fermenting grapes. Looped into Margaret River where we stopped for breakfast then back out onto the Caves Road, where by this time we were getting into vineyard territory. Headed right up to Dunsborough then into Bussleton where we stopped and looked at the really long jetty they have there. Found a car wash where we gave the bikes a spruce up, many days of road grime, cow shit amazingly, bugs etc.

Then we headed up the freeway toward Perth, where we headed into Freemantle, Scott was keen to get a glimpse of the American Aircraft carrier, but it was way out in the bay, and it was so hectic in there that we decided to get out. Couldn't easily find accommodation either so headed north. Got off the freeway in Junaloop and ask some people in a pharmacy if they knew of any accommodation. The only one they knew of in the area was the Golf Resort and thought be blowed if we want to stay there. So back out on to the road, was getting dark by now, couldn't find the right areas. So went to McDonalds in Wannaroo, got a book out that I had got back at one of the other motels and found a place that was a bit further north, rang them secured a room, it was not easily found either in the dark in the middle of a National Park, but we got there and got a bed for the night.