Sadly, we’ve already moved on from Perth. We’ve now hired a car to take us about three hours South to Margaret River. On the way, we stopped for what we thought would be a fairly quick lunch in a little town called Busselton – however we ended up spending about 5 hours there.

William had his first paddle in the Indian Ocean and absolutely loved it – it was hard getting him out of the water and he tried to persuade me that he had his swimmers on so he could go swimming properly.

After a bite to eat we took a train ride out to sea! Busselton Pier is the second longest pier in the World (after Southend) and, although now just a tourist attraction, used to be important for shipping timber from the nearby forests. At the far end of the pier is an underwater observatory where we could get up close to some of the marine life in the water, while staying completely dry!

We’re staying about ½ an hour away from Busselton and about 10 minutes outside of Margaret River itself at Burnside Organic Farm. It’s a great little place run by a couple who try to be as self sufficient as possible – they’ve got chickens, pigs, cows, a great little veggie garden and, most importantly, their own little vineyard!

Just before popping into town for dinner, Mel spotted our first glimpse of wild kangaroos – in the garden right behind the little cottage where we’re staying.