Well, we finally left the bustling city of Perth headed down south for a little R&R in wine country. Only problem... every other Australian had the same idea!!
Our 3 hour trip turned into a 7 hour marathon where Dave and I exhausted our Ipod playlist. We wanted to leave perth at a decent time so that we wouldn't be driving at night with all the jumping roos looking to end their lives... or so we heard! Luckily we made it into Margaret River without any sighting. It was the next day that we saw the highway littered with dead roos on the side of the road (they might be dumber than deer)!
It turns out that Michael Buble was in town for a concert at a winery where he played for 12,000 people. The little strip of Margs double in population over night! Margaret River has a very Canmore feel to it but with no mountains... just vineyards.
We stayed with another couple, John and Annette, on exchange from Nanaimo and it was wonderful to talk to other Canadians without having someone make fun of our accents (ridiculous really since we don't have accents!) We hit up a few wineries, breweries, and of course saw the amazing surfing beaches. Dave and I have resided to the fact that no matter how athletic, how good of a swimmer we think we are, we are not surfers. All that work to paddle out through the crashing waves, sit and wait for the perfect wave hoping there was no shark sighting today, only to stand up for 30 seconds!!! Ridiculous!
Back to Margaret River. One thing about being out of the city is the chance to finally see dozens and dozens of kangaroos roaming around. Watching them jump through the fields is absolutely hilarious as they really do look like they are out of a cartoon. One of the best things about the trip was staying at the house which is on 8 acres and having the roos roam around the backyard. Mamas and joeys and even the boomer himself made an appearance. It was magical.
Good thing we get to do it all over again in three weeks when Mom and Dad come!
love it!
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