After our horse ride, and the day before, our travel agent and guide extraordinare, aka Loretta, kept us busy with sightseeing, tours and food. She is very good at this. Our group of six horse riders was joined by Deb's husband, Jack and we embarked on an eclectic itinerary.
We did two cave tours. Lake Cave actually has a stream flowing through it. It is very active. It's features are growing faster than normal.
By contrast, just down the road a little, Jewel Cave is dry, very dry, not even a drip of water. It was here that Tasmanian Tiger bones were found, adding to the evidence that they once roamed the whole of the Big Island.
We did a fun e-mountain bike tour in Boranup Forest, near where we had ridden on horses. Our guides, Brooksy and Di were very knowledgeable about the area and its plants.
We rode out of the forest to the beach to see the sunset. The sun did peak through the clouds just a little as it dropped down into the ocean.
We returned in the dark. Riding with a helmet light was a new and fun experience for me.
A couple of wild west wet weather days did not stop us. Cape Naturaliste lighthouse.
Sugarloaf Rock. Roots of a tree twisted and flattened by the winds.
Canal Rock. Huge roaring waves surging through a narrow natural channel between rocks and crashing up over them.
Water rushing beneath as we held onto the narrow foot bridge to avoid bringing blown off.
Blow-you-off-your-feet wind at Indijup Spa. Gusts of up to 85 kmph, according to BOM. Interesting weathered rocks.
We found a saddle shaped rock on which to ride in the wind.
Thankfully our whale watching boat tour was moved from the windy day to the following which was much calmer but still choppy. Seasick tablets were taken before departure.
There is a whale! We did see at least three humpback whales surfacing to breathe, quite close.
There was a session of tail slapping and splashing near the end of our tour which was great to see but hard to photograph.
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