Busselton/Dunsborough

4 nights in the Adventist campground – beautiful peaceful beach.  It’s no wonder all the churches have their little campgrounds along this strip – it offers feelings of quietness, contentment and peace.

We had a last supper with our friends, who head on further tomorrow.  (I am fairly certain we will see them again north of Perth however).  The kids farewelled each other with lots of hugs.   

Our favourite spot here by far was the cultural centre, where we spent time with Bill Webb, who told us about weapons that the Wardan Aboriginal people used.  He also taught us how to make a knife using a stick, sap from a tree, roo poo and some sharp quartz.  We were very impressed, especially when he let us take one with us.  The following day, we sent Ben out gathering the sap from special trees that we spotted during our travels, so we can put all the quartz Sam has collected to good use when we get home.  Pa – make sure you save us some roo poo!

Wednesday afternoon was spent driving the beaches, and Ben took Sam and Nick snorkelling around some rocks.  Nick was out a while, despite the chilly water, and did some great diving much to Bens delight.  Sam is also a natural in the water with a pair of flippers on, although he did not last quite as long because the snorkel helped wriggle his loose tooth out, and he wanted to come back to shore so he didn’t lose it in the water.  Tooth fairy money is way too valuable.

During our last few hours here we walked the famous Busselton Jetty – almost 2km long, then celebrated with a maccas feast.

PS. the visits during the night from 3 little possums who live in the tree above us was not so peaceful!  Last night one came through the air vent – he managed to poke his little paw in – and push the vent out of its clasps.  Lucky Ben is a light sleeper – and he jumped out of bed and shooed him off before we ended up with a very crazy van. 

(picture Ben channelling his hero, “turtleman”, chasing a possum around a small dark space, with myself and 3 children screaming)  Ben unfortunately then had to spend another few moments of his sleep time fixing the vent.