Pemberton

While I was in Pemberton I had so much fun. At the campsite there were loads of beautiful birds. There were parrots and ducks absolutely everywhere. In the morning we fed the ducks some bread but sometimes they got wildly vicious with each other because they wanted the food for themselves. There was this duck called Pegleg. He got named that because he was born with a broken leg. I felt so sorry for him. One morning the parrots came down and we fed them (as well as the vicious ducks). Dad told us to put the bread on our head so they would eat the bread of our heads and thats exactly what they did. It really hurt. At the end of the experience my hair looked like a birds nest (literally). The parrots never came back though because other families were also feeding them.

I also climbed up an enormous tree called the Gloucester Tree. You had to climb up these steel pegs that the people who built it hammered into the tree. In the olden days it was used as a fire lookout and they only had wooden pegs to put into the tree. It took over 100 steps to climb up the tree but when you got to the top you realised it was so worth it. The view reminded you of the movies where the looked over the tree tops of Africa. It was such an incredible experience to be standing 60 metres above the ground. Dad and Callam climbed the tree with me and Mum stayed on the ground trying hard not to watch. The Gloucester Tree is a Karri tree and can grow up to 90 metres tall. The area of Pemberton has a Karri forest national park. It also has large timber mill. In the olden days they could make a small house out of one tree for the timber mill workers.

Valley Of The Giants

A few days ago we went to a magical place called the Valley Of The Giants. There are walking tracks and a long bridge so you can walk in the tree tops. The trees were called red tingle trees and they were massive. They can grow up to 70m tall. There was lots of different wildlife to see. The bridge was really wobbly and we were really high up. You could even walk through the trunk of the trees. It was amazing. Afterwards we went to a chocolate lounge.

Here are six facts I learnt while I was at the Valley Of The Giants:
1.The trees are over 400 years old.
2.The roots were shallow so you have to stay on the footpaths.
3.Quokas and Quendas are nocturnal and make runnels in the swords grass.
4.People believe that the grandma tree looks over everyone that enters the forest.
5.Some insects eat the insides of the trees to make strange lumps in the tree.
6.They are called tingle trees because
tingle is an aboriginal term for red timber.

Crossing the Nullabor!

This week we've being driving across the Nullabor.

We saw emus and wedge tail eagles! There was a sign for camels and wombats but we didn't see any although we did see camel carcasses.

Dad said it takes to many hours to cross the Nullabor so we had to stop along the way. Our first stop was at the Great Australian Bight. It was beautiful there! The water was deep blue and the water crashed on the edge of the cliff. The cliff was rugged and rough. They are called the Bunda Cliffs. I couldn't believe I was standing on the edge of Australia. The Southern Right Whales came there to breed but we were to early and missed them.

The next place we went to was the Border Village. There wasn't many people there but it sure was nice to get away from everyone. We set up a very simple camp so it would be easy to pack up the next morning. The next morning we quickly packed up and kept driving.

A little down the road we stopped at a sign that said Australia's Longest Road 145.6km, so we drove all the way down Australia's Longest Road. It was soooo boring and there was nothing to do then it started to rain.

We were supposed to stop again but dad said that he's not setting up in this weather. So we drove and drove and drove until we finally got to Esperance. When we got there it was late and there was no where to stay because everywhere was rather full or closed so we found this camp site that had a stop for late arrivers. So that's where I am. We are looking forwArd to exploring Esperance when the sun actually comes out.

See ya Marleyxx

Exploring Streaky Bay

While in Streaky Bay we went and explored lots of different places like:

The Whistling Rocks
The Blow Hole
High Cliff
Granite Rocks

We also went down to the Sand dunes where we surfed down them on our boogie boards. It was so fun! We saw lots of funny lizards. They will try to defend themselves if they get scared by sticking their blue tongues out at us and hiss. Their tail looked like its head. I learnt that lots of different plants can live in hot and harsh conditions in the wild.

Great white

This is a replica of a Great White Shark caught by a teenage boy in 1990. It was a 5m long female. Poor old Milo nearly got eaten! :( She was caught on a fishing line and then got tied up by her tail. We saw this replica at the shell roadhouse in Streaky Bay. They also framed the newspaper articles with all the information. The Great White Shark is often found around here so they have a special pool fenced off the jetty so they can't get you while your swimming. You can also pay to swim with the sharks. But you would definately be caged in.

Murphy's Haystacks

On the way to streaky bay we stopped at a place called Murphy's haystacks. These are over 100,000 years old. A farmer went past one day and thought they were stacks of hay. That's how they get their name. This is Callam standing under the curved part the rock. It's scientific name is an inselberg.

South Australian Museum

Today we escaped the Adelaide heat by visiting the Museum. We all enjoyed this learning experience. We were all lucky enough to hold a snake! It is a very hands on museum and I highly recommend a visit if you are in Adelaide. Finny liked the giant squid, Callam liked watching the bees hard at work and Marley liked holding the snake. For tomorrow's 'big write' the kids will write about what they learnt! We finished day 4 off with a swim in the ocean followed by a swim in the pool. Off for a ferry ride tomorrow. Car, trailer and all! Our cheats way to get to Tumby Bay. X

Kitten

Last night mum and I heard a kitten under cabin number 9 at Adelaide shores. Mum removed a brick from under the cabin and that night it came out. In the morning we heard it again and we couldn't find it. Then I found it in a tree and grabbed it out. Mum thought it was a stray cat but it was to cute so we took it up to reception.

The Beach House Day 3 Cont...

Today we went to The Beach House in Glenelg in Adelaide. It was sooo fun! Their were these massive water slides that even my smallest brother went on! They were called The Dual, The Speed and The Raft! We had the time of our lives.

Fringe Festival Day 3

Today at the Rundall Mall in Adelaide there was a performance from a group called Kiki and Pascal! They were sooo funny. They did some magic tricks and added a lot of humor into their performance. I liked the trick where Kiki put her whole body through. a tennis racket.

First stop

Our first in Mildura only one night but it has an amazing pool! On the way I saw some wild emus and kangaroos. Milo and I sat in the car for 8 or more hours it was so boring we're camping on the Murray river and we're about start packing up so we can head off to Adelaide. Bye 😃xoxo

Bike rack

Dad took the bike rack for a test drive and it wasn't successful it was broken after the drive