We had been told how much we were going to love the Margaret River region - combining gorgeous beaches and surf with one of the world's best wine regions and amazing food - and they weren't wrong. I just wish now that we had allotted more time in the area because it really was so lovely. We didn't actually stay in the town of Margaret River (which is inland and looked very charming, if a little chichi, when we drove through it) but rather stayed in the tiny beach town of Yallingup on the coast. I think Yallingup was one of Toby's favourite places to stay in our whole trip - there really wasn't much else there aside from a fantastic surf beach, a campground,some houses, a great playground and a small cafe, but then, what else do you really need? The sunsets were stunning.
Plus we visited the Margaret River Chocolate Factory which offered UNLIMITED free samples. Literally vats of chocolate buttons (dark, milk and white) available for scooping - sorry, I meant sampling. We got some great momentos from that visit. I also scored a lovely lunch out at a vineyard.
We also visited The Wool Shed, very near Yallingup, for a sheep shearing and herding demonstration and a chance to feed and hold the baby lambs. Although, looking at these pictures now I would challenge the word 'baby' - those 'lambs' were as big as the girls! Zoe could barely stand up holding them. Sheep in lamb clothing I would say... Still, a lot of fun and I scored a pair of lambskin slippers.
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| Chocolate cafe |
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| You might say 'chocolate' and 'cycling shirt' don't go together, but I would beg to differ... watch for me on the roads this summer. I think of it as 'incentivizing' |
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| Lunch at Cullen Wines |
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| Rainbow over Yallingup |
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| Greedy sheep |
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| Backbreaking work |
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| Hoisting those 'baby' lambs |
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| Very soft and cuddly though |
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| Difficult when a sheep rocks your sunglasses better than you |
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| This lamb was so greedy it sucked the top right off the bottle |
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| Sunset over Yallingup |
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