So I’m sitting here writing this watching the rain lash down over Princess Royal Harbour in Albany! There’s something so wrong in having to write the ‘R’ word!
We left Pemberton this morning and drove through the many national parks that make up the road to Albany.
Along the way we stopped at the Giant Tingle Tree just outside of Walpole and that’s when the weather all went down hill - a slow drizzle started and the temperature dropped (it felt like we were in Nz already!!)
From there we carried on to the Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk. This is a 600 metre walk that takes you 40 metres above the tingle forest – although in slightly less precarious circumstances than the Gloucester Tree of yesterday! The views are brilliant and as you bounce along the bridges you can make yourself feel really sea sick (or maybe that’s just me!) so it’s two effects for the price of one!
By this time Zanna felt that she’d had more than enough nature to last her a life time so we decided to carry on to Albany.
I’d had high hopes for our accommodation in Albany but I really think that the person that did the website for the place needs to be sued for misrepresentation! What looked in the pictures like a really modern cottage is a run down and old fashioned cottage, which smells either of damp dog or fish from the harbour its overlooking (I can’t decide which!) and could do with a thorough scrub!! We’ve spent the last half hour going round spraying our perfume to try and disguise the smell!!
So for now, all there is to do is cook a nice dinner and snuggle on the sofa with a cheesy film for the evening with the hope that everything will look better in the morning once the sun is hopefully back out!!
We left Pemberton this morning and drove through the many national parks that make up the road to Albany.
Along the way we stopped at the Giant Tingle Tree just outside of Walpole and that’s when the weather all went down hill - a slow drizzle started and the temperature dropped (it felt like we were in Nz already!!)
Carey - this one is for you!!
The Tingle Forests (I know, sound like they should be out of Enid Blyton!) are huge and because the trees have a very shallow root base rather than the normal deep roots so many of the trunks seem to split apart to spread the weight out! The Giant Tingle Tree has a girth of 24 metres and apparently is the largest girthed living eucalypt in the world!! It’s very difficult to get perspective without seeing it but hopefully this will help!
From there we carried on to the Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk. This is a 600 metre walk that takes you 40 metres above the tingle forest – although in slightly less precarious circumstances than the Gloucester Tree of yesterday! The views are brilliant and as you bounce along the bridges you can make yourself feel really sea sick (or maybe that’s just me!) so it’s two effects for the price of one!
By this time Zanna felt that she’d had more than enough nature to last her a life time so we decided to carry on to Albany.
I’d had high hopes for our accommodation in Albany but I really think that the person that did the website for the place needs to be sued for misrepresentation! What looked in the pictures like a really modern cottage is a run down and old fashioned cottage, which smells either of damp dog or fish from the harbour its overlooking (I can’t decide which!) and could do with a thorough scrub!! We’ve spent the last half hour going round spraying our perfume to try and disguise the smell!!
So for now, all there is to do is cook a nice dinner and snuggle on the sofa with a cheesy film for the evening with the hope that everything will look better in the morning once the sun is hopefully back out!!
You didn't watch The Castle, did you..?
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