The weather has taken a turn for the worst so we decided to drive down to the caves, Augusta town and Cape Leeuwin yesterday for a ½ day trip as its again only 45 klm down the road. We spent the afternoon lying around reading, well I did the other 2 watched cartoons and played on the ipad. Anyway we headed down the cape to the lighthouse so we could show Pip the 2 oceans as they meet. We had the Southern Ocean to our left that was fairly calm and then juxtaposed on our right was the treacherous Indian Ocean, which was beefing up the hugest waves and winds. I got out to take a photo both here and at Hamelin Bay (slightly further around the cape) and seriously was nearly swept of my feet. The water was so fierce and angry we were glad we had decided not to camp here after all; we will head off to Pemberton for a few nights instead. The caves were brilliant as caves are, this one being quiet young in its discovery (1957).
It is absolutely heaving down rain here, and the wind is ridiculous. You can hear it as it starts rolling through the trees, it sounds like the ocean is behind the van (the Indian Ocean, the scary looking one, is actually way over at Prevelly a 10 min drive away). Thank god we are a bit protected in the site we have or I “recon” we could have toppled the van!!!! We are supposed to be leaving here this morning but unless the rain lets up (which has been on since last night) I don’t like our chances of getting the tardis down in this weather. The rain is one obstacle but the wind! That will be a problem. It was similar weather yesterday night and morning, which fined up about 9am so fingers crossed eh. NEWS BULLITIN Weather report says rain, gale force winds and Temp top18, ohh joy! Photos below for your enjoyment just took OVER 1 hr to down load....... so no more photos today. I will back date and post other photos when i find out a solution to this absurd down load time prob x bye for now L
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| Hamelin Bay |
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| Down 43m into the bowels of Jewel Cave |
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| Westerly rough sea |
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| Cape Leeuwin's windy west |
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| Cape Leeuwin's calmer southern ocean view |
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