Day 16 Thursday 12th February
Telstra Mobile Phone and Optus wireless internet access is good at low head.
We visited the Fairy Penguins last night. At around dusk the birds, about 300 to 400mm in height, exited the waters of the bay and waddled up the sand and rocks to their burrows and young ones. They did not seem to be bothered by our presence as they came within a few feet of us. Some only needed to walk 50m or so while others went a couple of hundred meters. Baby penguins ventured in anticipation from out of the undergrowth as adults passed hoping that it was mum or dad to get their only feed of the day. If it was the wrong parent they were pecked away and the adults continued on to find their land based home. At around 3am to 4am the parents return to the ocean. This area was hit by an oil spill in 1995 and was a major issue for the penguins. The locals spent many weeks cleaning and re cleaning the birds and rocks at a cost of about $5000 a bird. Each rock in the landing area was wiped over three times as the tides re oiled them. The penguins survived and today their greatest threat seems to be feral cats and humans. Moving on we travelled to Mole Creek Caravan Park and along the way we passed through the towns of Evandale, Perth, Longford, Wesbury, and Deloranine with their many historic buildings. We visited the Wolmers Estate National Rose Garden. This estate comprised the home of the Wolmers family, with a history covering 6 generations with its original historic house and buildings. The rose garden must have covered ½ acre with many rose species and well worth the look. The guided tour of the house taught us that the house was convict built around 1819 and still has its original furniture and curtains. The fittings were mostly imported and royalty sat at the impressive dining table.Settling down for the day we are on the banks of Mole Creek at the Mole Creek Caravan Park, watching young trout flutter in the stream.
Telstra Mobile Phone and Optus wireless internet access is good at low head.
We visited the Fairy Penguins last night. At around dusk the birds, about 300 to 400mm in height, exited the waters of the bay and waddled up the sand and rocks to their burrows and young ones. They did not seem to be bothered by our presence as they came within a few feet of us. Some only needed to walk 50m or so while others went a couple of hundred meters. Baby penguins ventured in anticipation from out of the undergrowth as adults passed hoping that it was mum or dad to get their only feed of the day. If it was the wrong parent they were pecked away and the adults continued on to find their land based home. At around 3am to 4am the parents return to the ocean. This area was hit by an oil spill in 1995 and was a major issue for the penguins. The locals spent many weeks cleaning and re cleaning the birds and rocks at a cost of about $5000 a bird. Each rock in the landing area was wiped over three times as the tides re oiled them. The penguins survived and today their greatest threat seems to be feral cats and humans. Moving on we travelled to Mole Creek Caravan Park and along the way we passed through the towns of Evandale, Perth, Longford, Wesbury, and Deloranine with their many historic buildings. We visited the Wolmers Estate National Rose Garden. This estate comprised the home of the Wolmers family, with a history covering 6 generations with its original historic house and buildings. The rose garden must have covered ½ acre with many rose species and well worth the look. The guided tour of the house taught us that the house was convict built around 1819 and still has its original furniture and curtains. The fittings were mostly imported and royalty sat at the impressive dining table.Settling down for the day we are on the banks of Mole Creek at the Mole Creek Caravan Park, watching young trout flutter in the stream.
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