Perth 2010 - Day 03 Busselton, Yallingup and Margaret River

Dear YY n NN n DD

Today's itinenary
- Visit Attractions at Busselton, Yallingup and Margaret River Region

Busselton Jetty
It was our first stop in Busselton in the early morning. Alas, the jetty was still closed for renovation, and we were too early even for the lone giftshop on stilts there. Despite the construction activity around here, the jetty still look wonderful. It was also here that we spotted the 1st of the 4 rainbows that we were be seeing today.

Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
Our next destination. It was a windy road uphill.
The place was still quite deserted and we waited around for the first guided tour of the day into the lighthouse.
The view up there was wonderful, but Mummy guessed YY and DD enjoyed playing ball more than the view.

Playing ball at Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse while waiting for the tour


Inside the Lighthouse


Walking to the Lighthouse


Up the Lighthouse


Yallingup Sheep Shearing Shed
This had to be one of your favorite stops. You 3 were so excited to see the sheeps so close up in the enclosure. Even more exciting was when Papa came out of the ticketing area with 3 tubs of sheep feed for you to feed those hungry sheep.
YY, true to your age, you were the bravest. You easily used up the contents of your tub. You did not need any prompting when it came to sheep feeding.
NN, you were abit hesitant at first, but could see that you wanted to try feeding. You finally decided that the safest way was to place the tub in front of those hungry sheep and let them eat from the tub.
DD, you were the funniest. You kept placing the food onto Papa's hands and pushed his hand towards the sheep.
The Shearing Show was quite impressive. Fun, yet educational. You 3 also experienced bottle-feeding those baby rams.

Feeding the Sheep



Yallingup Sheep Shearing Shed - The Full Shave


Canal Rocks
Next stop was Canal Rocks, nearby the Shearing Shed.
Windy and rocky place, but we were rewarded with a gorgeous sea-view here.

Margaret River Town
We had a late lunch at Margaret River Town. It was a quiet and small town here. Tried Simmons Ice Cream here too. Nice.

Sunflower Animal Farm
This was the last highlight of today's activities. It was really fun for you 3.
As soon as we alighted from our car, we were greeted by a big friendly dog, almost the same height as DD. You 3 were given a bucket of animal feed each. There were just so many animals to feed in the farm. Ponies, Horses, Kangaroos, Emus, Llamas, Bunnies.... The list was just endless. Some of them were in enclosures, some were roaming around freely in the farm.
We spent around 1.5 hrs here. We were the last family to leave as you 3 were simply having too much fun, and our dear DD was so selective in his choice of feeding. He only fed those cute and harmless looking animals. Haha.

Sunflower Animal Farm

It was a very funfilled day indeed.

Hugs & Kisses
Mummy
Actually we had planned to visit Augusta too, but due to time constraint, we only made it to as far as Margaret River