We ran the gauntlet again yesterday, we got thru the roadblock again at Ravensthorpe. We are free to roam all thru the south west of Western Australia and hopefully by the time we get to Perth, the northern regions will also be open so we can travel un-inhibited throughout WA.

From Ravensthorpe we travelled west to Jerramungup, where we stop for lunch. From we turned south on the South Coast Highway and came down to Wellstead, which is a very small town about 100 K’s north of Albany. Wellstead was named after a local pioneering family, its basically a general store and a school. Legend has it the school was to go to Boxwood Hill a further 20 K’s north but the truck carrying the original buildings become bogged so they set it up here and a town was born.

We are staying in a Bush Park, very much like a farm stay. It’s part of a large grain and sheep farm and Robert and his family (the owners) have been working away building it up. We are here for a couple nights before we head on to Albany on Thursday. It’s a great little place for quick stop and Robert loves to have a chat, I highly recommend it.

A bit of site seeing today, mainly Bremer Bay which is about 80 k’s east of Wellstead. Bremer Bay is very much a holiday town, it was very quiet, all be it because of the lockdown but the majority of homes were definitely holiday places. Whale spotting tours are done from Bremer Bay but special tours as the photo below will show you.

So Thursday is the big day to finally get to Albany, Susan’s old stamping ground. Looking forward to it as the Albany region has so much to see. We also have some servicing on the car and van to attend to as well and the weather looks promising for the first part of our stay. So bring it on!