And booked the day before via skype and my iPad. An aside, the iPad has been terrific to travel with. For the most part excellent 3G coverage and the initial 3gb invested has covered the whole stay. It has functioned as our gps, the rented one not wanting to talk to us. I have phoned home inexpensively and I carry all my entertainment.
First stop leaving Pemberton was a fine arts gallery, the Gold and Grape. What a lovely place. It is owned by a jeweler who exhibits his work and then culls out wood working artists to display. The had some beautiful sideboards and dining sets with incredible chairs.
As we drove to the coast, we began to lose the large tingle and Karri trees and the landscape opened up some. We stopped by a cheese farm that offered tastings. Wonderful. The cheese ladies in their head coverings, interrupting their curds and wheys, to show off their cheeses, of which they were so proud. It was on a country road in the middle of nowhere.
Then it was on to Erravilla. Way in the country surrounded by national park, with roads narrowing with each turn. A lovely bed and breakfast. The main house is just for guests and the owners live in a cottage/house in the back back with their two boys.
The structure on the right is the original house and below is an addition that was put on later.
Flowering shrubs and flowers abound. The house is surrounded by fields with Forest in the background. In the back of the house are a vegetable garden, patios, a chook (chicken) house, and the most beautiful Protea shrub.
As you drive up you see Willy the horse and his pet sheep. The two are inseparable. They eat out of the same bucket, and sleep together. When it storms, the sheep hides under Willy.
At the house you are greeted by Enzo, a rambunctious sheepdog.
Anya, our host was funny and warm and directed us to The Cape Wine Bar for dinner. A small warm restaurant in Dunsborough. We hade a white blended by Snake and Herring. Delicious!
We got back to the room and watched an Australian movie, Last Train To Freo and went to bed knowing our wanderings were soon to end. Back to Perth and the preparations home.
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Location:Erravilla estate
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