Margaret River

After we got back from the Hunter, Mum & Barry headed up to Brisbane for a few days before then travelling down to Adelaide. Mum has a cousin who lives near Adelaide that she hasn't seen for years and years so it was wonderful that they could catch up after all this time and they had a great time together. We met Mum & Barry at Perth airport on the Sunday were we picked up our car and drove the 3.5hours down to Margaret River (another famous wine region!).

I had booked our accommodation months before via the internet so I wasn't quite sure what to expect but when we arrived at Losari Retreat we were blown away. Set on acres of land are 6 cottages all spaced out surrounded by horses and wild kangaroos. We drove up to reception to check-in and then the lady had to drive by car and we followed her to get to our cottage as it was so far from reception! And when I say reception, I mean another cottage that the owners live in with an office at the front!

Losari Retreat "reception"

We spent 4 great days exploring the region, first by heading down to Cape Leeuwin on the south coast and then visiting all the beautiful beaches along the coast line. The weather improved over the days and was mostly hot, sunny and great for the humble fly it seems, there were everywhere!

Stunning Hamlin Bay

We headed up the coast as far as Busselton where we stopped off to take a look at the Jetty (it's 2km long!) and as it was such a hot day we enjoyed one of the best thirst quenching beers I've had in ages!

Barry and I enjoy a cold one!

Margaret River wasn't without it's surprises though, we managed to get Mum into the Indian Ocean on very hot afternoon and managed to pry Barry away from the BBQ at our cottage one night so we could eat out at one of the restaurants in Margaret River town. After the Hunter we didn't go to many wineries but we did make it to a brewery! The Colonial Brewery has some great beer and Barry and I shared a 'tasting palette' of their 5 different brews - yum!