Karri Valley Weekend

With Nicole settled back to work after her holiday in Broome, Janelle back at uni and Sarah enjoying a school trip over to Sydney and Canberra Peter and I headed down to the Karri Valley Resort near Pemberton for a well earned break. Unfortunately Dads previous wrist surgery didnt "work" so he had to have the operation redone so he is staying with Steven this time. So that just left us with the dogs which meant much to their disgust a few more days in kennels. This time we took them to High Tree Kennels in Busselton. We then drove down to Nannup and had lunch there. As we headed closer to the resort there was a lot of smoke about so we were very disappointed when we arrived to see nothing much more then a grey haze everywhere.This is a view of the lakeside units and restaurant. We were on the top floor third balcony from the right. The smoke eventually cleared and we able to enjoy a drink on our balcony and admire the lovely view. The next morning we set off on a bush walk to the Beedleup Falls. The morning was crisp and fresh and although the bush was very dry it was very beautiful. We then hired a canoe and went for a paddle around the lake. After some lunch we hired bikes and rode around some of the bush tracks. It was quite hilly at times and hard work so we enjoyed a nice cuppa lakeside for a rest.

With all the activities available there our next bit of fun was the mini golf which I managed to win.

In both the reception area and mini store at the resort were heaps of mini cans of Edgell Corn for sale. I thought this was rather strange but we were later to find out that this is what they use for bait to catch trout in the lake. Anyway Peter had a go but got nothing except a marron that fell off. We finished off the day with a lovely meal in the restaurant.

The next morning after we were all packed we went for another stroll around the lake to admire the view again.

We drove into Pemberton and got tickets for the tram ride for nearly 2 hours through the bush to Warren Bridge.We rode over 5 bridges some were quite high up and quite old. It was an interesting ride and very pretty.

After some lunch in Pemberton we went out to see Gloucester Tree. I thought I might climb it! It is over 60 meters high and not much to catch you if you fall. Anyway we both chickened out and went up a few meters for a look as did most people who were visiting it as well.


It was a nice relaxing weekend. We picked up 2 very excited dogs and went to visit Mum and Dad J in Busselton and the came home. Lucy continued to suffer from separation anxiety and refused to stay in her bed all night and wanted to be with us.