Day 7- 11

Day 7 (23 December 2008)

Margaret River - Conto Springs - Lake Cave - Giant Cave - Augusta - Cape Leeuwin & Leeuwin Light House - Augusta

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Puncture: 0

Accident: o

Day 8 (24 December 2008)

Augusta - (Cruise) - around Molloy Island - Augusta - (Canoe) - East Augusta - Augusta

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Accident: o

Day 9 (25 December 2008)

Augusta

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Accident: o

Day 10 (26 December 2008)

Augusta - Nannup

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Accident: o

Day 11 (27 December 2008)

Nannup - Manjimup - Pemberton

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I couldn't find the access to the Internet for 5 days. This is the good part of being in rural areas. Anyway, Let's start with day 7

Day 7 Margaret River

Couldn't sleep at all even I had been riding on my bike and had some beer as the hostel was too noisy. A guy staying in the same room brought back a girl to our room and had "a good time" for 2 hours from 2-4 am. 2 hours in the midnight, can you believe that? Anyway the rest of the day was cycling toward south. I stopped by place called Conto Springs. There is a really good camp cite there! I tried two caves but didn't get any of them as:

Lake Cave - didn't like the reception, it was one of the worst reception I've ever encountered.

Giant Cave - it was closed when I went there at 9.15 am (It's suppose to be open from 9)

After the ride to Augusta, checked in a hostel, I couldn't help myself lying on a bed for a nap.

Day 7 - 9 Augusta

Well, I would say this small town was really nice town with beautiful green nature, beaches, and stars and one of the cleanest, tidiest, great view, and friendly hostel, and such a friendly bunch people. I met many people from different back ground from the local hippy (well, kind of), German Students, French tourists, worker, local people to bike tourists. Yeah, the first bike tourists I saw in this trip. They are also touring from Perth, but their bike is mountain bikes with suspensions on the front! Gosh I can''t believe how fit they are. Anyway, my Christmas in this small town was yum yum! Did some Aussie barbie with the local hippy (well, sort of) and German students and had some cray fish, sausages and Kangaroo meat! Even though I there was no turkey on the Christmas dish, they are even more yum yum.

Day 10 Nunnup

This small town (population applox 600) in the middle of mountain. Because of the boxing day all shops were closed, luckily find a burger shop open. It seems like not many people are keen on shopping on the Boxing day.

Day 11 Nunnup - Pemberton

It was the most hilly ride of this trip. The distance I did was around 100km which is not that long but, gosh my legs are shaking! But good thing around this area is that there were so many wild animals on the way (not dead one). I saw Parent and kid of Kangaroos jumping alongside the road and I rode bike with kangaroo for around 500m. It was really OZ experience!!

Also, more and more bike riders are in this area. I saw 2 road bike tourists and 2 mountain bike riders in Nunnup, 2 bike tourists between Manjimup and Pemberton, and 2 bike tourists who I met in Augusta. So yeah, I would say Its perfect place to bike if you like hills.

That briefly all about my days. It's shame that I can't put photo as the computer here is crappy, but anyway I will head to Walpole tomorrow if my legs are recovered by tomorrow morning.