April 16: Pemberton, Australia

We packed up the car in the morning and spent the day driving to Pemberton. As usual we stopped a couple of places along the way. It was pitch dark when we arrived at our lodging. Difficult driving on other side of the road on narrow country roads in the dark but Jennifer handled it like a pro

We put our toes in the Indian Ocean at Kangaroo Point near Cervantes, stopped to photograph the amazing white sand dunes, visited Yanchep National Park where we saw koalas and kangaroos, had lunch, and were too late to stop at the various fruit stands along the way.

We tried to miss the traffic in Perth but enjoyed our time at Yanchep National Park too much to leave early. We ended up in a traffic jam on the way out of Perth.

Diane with toes in Indian Ocean- the water was so amazingly clear
The scenery today had a look that reminded us of Joshua Tree even tho it looked different
Yanchep National Park Wetlands Walk Trail
Fairy Wren
Difficult to find Koala
Koala at Yanchep National Park
This Australian ringneck parrot figured out how to get the sugar from the sugar packets.
Lunch at the tea house in Yanchep National Park
Australia curbs are sloped. We saw a number of vehicles drive up the side of the curb as part of getting into their parking space. That made us joke every time we hit the curb that we were driving like an Australian.
Banksia
Banksia plant- photo taken while in traffic jam outside of Perth
Australian Road Art