A quick trip to Dunsborough: SW in WA

[Mrs Fishnut Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mrs Fishnut]

The Fishnuts and Furkids took a quick trip down south to Dunsborough on the weekend for Fishnut's research, decided to stay overnight and had the opportunity to check out some 4WD spots along the way...

Peppermint Grove Beach to Forrest Beach (between Capel and Busselton):






Then through the back of the tuart forest:









Overnighter at Railway Carriages and Farm Stay: Dog friendly!!



A nice trip out along Kilcarnup Road (just north of Margaret River rivermouth): Well worth the trip in!!











Deep tyre ruts!!


Eagle Bay Beach: The dogs enjoyed it!!



Worth a detour if you get a chance!!

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

What a beautiful playgound we have to explore ... here in WA.

Look's like a really relaxing weekend Deb ...... and fantastic lenswork as usual.

Cheers
Chippy

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

looks like a terrible place to be : :lol: great lookin country, hopefully i will get over there 1 day

[leachy_9 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close leachy_9]

Another great report and pictures.
So mony places, so little time.

Leachy

[mototrim Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close mototrim]

Very nice indeed Mrs Fishnut 8)
Glenn must have put in his request for the weather :wink:

[pomp Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pomp]

Great photos Fishnut, what camera do you use? Or should I say Mrs Fishnut.

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

Sweet as Mr and Mrs Fishy.....

Mitch

[Mrs Fishnut Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mrs Fishnut]

Great photos Fishnut, what camera do you use? Or should I say Mrs Fishnut.

We have a Canon PowerShot A640.....if that means anything to you....it's just a point and shoot from my perspective ops:
Deb

[joey Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close joey]

looks like a nice drive......got to luv this country :lol:

joey

[pomp Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pomp]

Great photos Fishnut, what camera do you use? Or should I say Mrs Fishnut.

We have a Canon PowerShot A640.....if that means anything to you....it's just a point and shoot from my perspective ops:
Deb

Thx, I only ask cos wer'e in the market for a new camera.
Choice magazine recommends the Canon Ixus 860 IS as the best dollar for dollar compact camera at the moment. (if anyones interested)

Yours looks good enough for what we need mind, I'll check out ebay.

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

Re: A quick trip to Dunsborough: SW in WA

......... for Fishnut's research,

Hmmmmm.... looking for new fishing/camping spots is research :lol: :lol:

Looks like the furkids had a great time... oh, and you guys as well.... nice work

[fishnut Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close fishnut]

snaga, it really was research - promise! :lol:

Pomp, The A640 is not a really compact camera. We got it a couple of years ago because it;

a) has a mechanical zoom (quasi, at least)
b) has full manual functionality (if you want it)
c) is 10 megapixels
d) uses AA batteries (really useful in the field when there is no power to charge up)
d) comes with (optional) housing suitable down to 40m - we use it underwater.

The true compacts don't make very useful underwater cameras and rarely have full manual function - well at least didn't back then.

[Daz Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Daz]

Hey Fishnuts

Whats the meaning of coming down through my stomping ground without notice??

"Kili" is one of our long time fishing spots. The outer reef keeps it quite calm inside the reef, ideal for small dinghy catching big skippy. Many late nights down there over many years.
Your pics of the track looked quite damp and accessible. Track can be a bit soft at end of Summer after being chewed up by Subarus and people with tight tyres.

Other good spots nearby, or bit further down the coast at Hamelin, Deepdene, Sinclairs Reef, etc. A couple of these really soft, and everything you ever learnt about tyre pressures and RPM is put to the test.

A tip from a local tho. Need to watch Furkids down that way, as the dog police are often about. Particularly Kili and Hamelin.

Daz

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

Hey Daz

Sorry to hijack Fishnut's thread but .....

It would be handy to know of any useful 4WD trips down your way so we can put together a weekender for a tribe of Prados.

Any thoughts ??

Cheers
Chippy

[Daz Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Daz]

Happy to help with a bit of local knowledge if I can

As you probably know, Busso to Augusta region is like suburbia at certain times of year, so the locals generally plan around this. But certainly some spots to see "off the beaten track"

Looking at the map around the corner from Cape Leeuwin, towards Millyanup Coast, Jasper Beach, Donnelly areas and there is a lot of area without the crowds. Pretty wet down there this time of year, with some tracks impassable until December around Scott River.
Some nice tracks into the Blackwood, campsites etc, many pretty easy, some a bit more challenging. Many I havent seen myself after living down here 30 years. A few crossing points on Blackwood and Margaret, which arent on the tourist map

One of my favs about this area is the bush comes alive during Spring, if you appreciate trees in flower.

Happy to lend some local knowlwdge along the way. Probably PM me or get e-mail going when I get back after school hols

Cheers

Daz