Thierings on Tour

The big girls and I snuck off this morning for a beach walk, it wasn’t quite sunrise as that wild have involved a 5am start for them and we don’t mess with kids’ sleep, but 6am was a more natural time for them to get up and jump out of bed.

It was a lovely morning with plenty of magical light and sun rays shining through the clouds. The girls called it the natural spotlight!

We walked along the beach and then along the coastal track that lead up onto the hill. The view was beautiful and there were plenty of people around running and enjoying the morning. We came back just before 7am and found Scarly quietly sitting on the inside of the caravan door waiting for us. Chris had been looking to a morning cuddle in bed with her finally; but was still a mama’s girl without me when there.! Bless her!

After some breakfast followed by work & homework we set off to visit the Granite Skywalk in Porongurup National Park. It was a very long (and in parts steep!) ascent to the lookout and I was very happy that we had brought the carrier for Scarly. There were beautiful species of flora all around and plenty of cool trees on the path up.

Within 40 minutes we were at the top where you could see and climb the incredible skywalk. The boulders at the top of the climb were impressive and we enjoyed the lookout with the view up at the skywalk before venturing up ourselves. It was a bit of a mission with Scarly, but she was so great at listening and following all safety instructions.

The moment you climbed that ladder it felt at least 10C colder and the wind was howling so loudly it was making music through the gaps in the footpath along the granite skywalk… but the view – wow! It was absolutely stunning up there and everyone appreciated it.

We made our way back to the initial platform and grabbed some more photos before starting the track back. What a morning!

Heading out for the skywalk there was another scenic stop along the road, called Tree in a rock. It did just what it said it would do on the tin – the tree was in a giant granite rock and it was hard to imagine how the root system could possibly survive that…

Then it was off to Mount Baker Bakery, not a stop we had planned originally but I had seen the name in multiple recommendations. Since we had come that way we were up for a little detour in search for the perfect pie! Once we had walked it was obvious this would be a hard choice – the pie and lunch menu was incredible and the treats were next level… but first savoury lunch, don’t get distracted. It certainly lived up to its reputation on every level and we had some very happy little and big people in our caravan for the drive home.

We had promised the girls that after our big day of exercise they had absolutely earned some Pool time! Luckily for Chris and I there was also a spa, which was warm and out of the wind. We sat in there for a while whilst the kids were in and out of the pool and the spa. These guys could seriously stay in the water for hours, but luckily we managed to pry them out at a reasonable hour.

Kms travelled – 126