We arrived at Jurien Bay Tourist Park just before 6.00 pm as the sun was going down. The drive from Perth took 3 hours on the Indian Ocean Road. We checked into our 2-bedroom chalet. A delicious meal of pasta elbows with Kailis fish chowder was quickly prepared, enhanced by some fat Geraldton prawns. There was a small entree of sushi and a bottle of Madfish SSB.
During the night there was a storm with rain lashing the windows. By morning it had cleared up and a sunny day was forecast for our expedition to Mt Lesueur. C, E and M walked to the top of the plateau, from where there were views on all sides, including the sea north of Jurien. The top of the plateau, which had suffered a huge bushfire 4 years ago is now completely covered in waist high yellow hakeas and none of the trigger plants at ground level observed on a previous visit with the Nats.
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| Ellie and Claire near the summit |
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| Looking across the plateau towards the coast north of Jurien |
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| Ellie and Margaret near the old survey post |
There were lots of wild flowers out beside the path going up and down, about 4 kms round trip from the car park.
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| Bee on a dryandra flower |
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| Dryandra |
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| Chittick |
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| Blue tinsel lily |
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| Cowslip orchid |
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| Growing near the carpark. What is it? |
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| Creeping fringe lily |
On returning to Jurien, we had a short siesta and then went for a walk out on the new jetty, followed by a beach walk to the remains of the old jetty. Later we went across the road for dinner at the Beach Bistro, a small restaurant owned by a family from Glasgow. It was surprisingly good! We enjoyed a bottle of Yilgarnia Merlot.
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| Old jetty |
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| Entree: "Mediterranean plate" |
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| Ellie's F and C in a bucket |
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