Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Margaret River Township and Dinner at Country Club

It's gonna be a long day, we hopped back on the bus and Kerry took the wheel again

He bantered non stop: lots of stories and anecdotes to tell us!!!

Look at his microphone...

such a good idea to get a driver who doubles as a tour guide too!

 Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse was next...
situated at the far end of the earth!!

Kerry said we have no time to linger at the base but we have to quickly get to the Lighthouse and take photos as we go along...

 so we started walking, clear blue skies as backdrop

 hmmm long walk!!!

funny cow statue, I do not know its significance...

 we reached!!!

 wow!!! regal and tall, I could not capture the tip

 the base

situated where the Indian and Great South Oceans meet

self timed picture

 next we had precious time to catch Margaret River Township before all businesses close at 5!!

 such a pleasant walk around the cute town!!!

 

 no traffic, no crowds, no kerbs, no fences, no litter or clutter!

 let's see if I can get anything from this boutique!

 nope!!! but I could play peek a boo

 and lounge around

 then I saw Rocky Road choc fudges!!! and the store was closing in minutes!

 Perth's famous chocolate Fudge Candy Factory!!

 A last walk around the town and we have to depart for dinner

 at this country club

so beautiful and serene

 fish meal

and beef steak 

for a full tummy and a long ride back to the hotel.

Mammoth Caves,Margaret River Region

 On the same day too we visited the Mammoth Caves 

in the Margaret River Region

 as the name suggests, it is MAMMOTH!!!

 We enter the cave through bushland via a gently sloping boardwalk

(words from the brochure)

 streams flowing through the cave stained with natural tannins

 Over 100000 fossils had at one time accumulated inside the cave, upon excavating many of these were found to be remains of giant animals that became extinct.

This is a 50,000 year old jawbone embedded in the cave wall.

 Beautiful stalactites

 weird formations over the years

 and stalagmites

 so awesome

 looks dangerous too!

 a really cavernous cave!!

There are many other caves but we only had time to see one.

Margaret River is home to over 100 caves!

Wine Tasting at Margaret River Vineyard

Our next stop was at Sandalford for wine tasting

 these are the three bottles,  Carbenet Sauvignon, Blanc and  Merlot

 Visit Margaret River Cellar Door for a unique and memorable tasting experience, the pamphlet says..

 

 the deer insignia on the wine glasslooks like Tong Ah's ....later I will take a pic and upload it here.....

 then we went out to take photos of the vineyard

 no grapes on the vine as it is spring

 so we played with our panorama app on the iphone

 SANDALFORD : MARGARET RIVER'S FINEST