beach, beach, busselton

We woke up bright and early on our final morning, 5:23 to be exact, the sun was already out so we leisurely packed up and headed into Margaret River town for some brekkie and a coffee to wake ourselves up. 

We sat staring at the map as we slowly woke up, how can we end our perfect little trip away? And then we had a brain wave, a tour of all the best beaches on the way home! 

Okay, Okay I'll stop.

And then we got to Busselton, which is a beautiful coastal town only a few short hours from home..

By this time our tummies were rumbling, and there was only one option for these two hungry travellers... The Goose, is one of my favourite places to grab a drink in the whole world. Nestled right on the edge of the beach with a beautifully crafted menu and a cracking cocktail list. We grabbed a table outside and decided to share a pizza and chips.

Talk about food with a view! 

 The food was awesome and pretty good value for money, especially considering the location. We toyed with heading straight home but it felt almost criminal to be in Busselton and not walk the jetty.

so we grabbed a giant ice-cream each from Simmo's before we set of..

By the time we'd walked the 2km we were baking hot, there was only one logical way to cool of...so we stripped down to our swimmers any jumped in. 

The perfect end to a perfect getaway!

xo

Giants Cave and Cheeky Monkeys

Having experienced the beautiful Lake Cave the day before we decided it was time for something a little more adventurous. We asked the ranger at our campsite  about fun things to do nearby and we were told all about Giants Cave, which was just down the road from Lake cave. We put on our trainers and made the short trip. We were greeted at a small shack, handed over our entry fee of $16 per adult. We were given helmets with headlights and torches and sent in the right direction after a short briefing.

Now, there's a few things I don't like in life, heights comes in at the top of the list, shortly followed by ladders and climbing...both care of number one. I also really don't like confined spaces and on school trips always bagged my way out of caving, tunnels on obstacle courses and the like. Another thing that makes my tummy turn is snakes, so when the ranger reminded me to keep a wide berth if I saw any on the short bush walk between the cave and base I almost threw my helmet back on the racking. I took a deep breath and said I'd do it...so off we went...

 A little bit sarcastic but trust me I was pretty terrified at this stage

 After a few twists and turns I realised I was pretty safe, and actually it was really fun...

 I even bolted up the ladders and squished myself through tiny spaces

and by the end I was so excited, and happy that I'd pushed myself to do something I've never ever wanted to do.  I joked they might even get my abseiling next year (no). As a little treat we thought we'd head up to the Cheeky Monkey brewery, so back in the car it was for the 20 minute drive.

We ordered the mixed beer and cider tasting board and got to work

 Where to start? Will I like any? (no I won't)

After we'd finished our tasting board and chips we had a little walk around the lake and then headed back to base for the evening. After about 5 minutes, no really, we thought we'd finish our day at the beach.

And then when we got back we heated up some food on the BBQ, cheers-d to the new year and new adventures and stargazed till we fell asleep. 

xo