Margaret River

We had heard a lot about Happy Valley Campsite in Margaret River, and decided to stay there for 3 nights. It turned out to be a great spot - a working sheep farm where they also have good facilities for caravans and campers. The kids particularly loved it because there were many other families there. Although there was no playground, they all had a great time playing in the huge fig tree, making bows and arrows from sticks, feeding the sheep, and holding the baby rabbits. Coincidentally, there was a whip-maker also staying there who was more than happy to let the kids try their hands at whip-cracking.

While in Margaret River, we did great things with some of the friends we had made along the way. Not far from Margaret River, we visited Hamelin Bay and walked among the stingrays which swim along the shore - Maia nearly stood on one by accident! We also went south to Cape Leeuwin, where Lisa and the girls did a tour of the lighthouse. We went north up to Cape Naturaliste, and just loved the beaches all through that area. A highlight was a long lunch at Duckstein Brewery and winery, where there was a great playground and lots of room to run around while the mums and dads tried the local brews. The girls also really enjoyed visiting the silk worm farm, where they were shown the fat worms that made the silk (they were even given silk cocoons to take home with them).

Overall, lots of fun was had in Margaret River. It was still cold and sometimes wet so we were ready to leave after 4 days, in search of sunshine and warmer weather.
Photos below are-
1-2: Maia and Tilly having a go at whip-cracking
3: Tilly and Lili learning about silk worms
4: Feeding the sheep at the campsite
5: Holding the baby rabbits at the campsite
6: Lisa and girls at Cape Leeuwin lighthouse
7-8: Looking for stingrays at Hamelin Bay
9: The grown ups enjoying a brewery / winery lunch