Collie to Bunbury

We left Collie this morning and reached Bunbury about 9:30 – and it’s a good thing we weren’t much later as it might have been even harder to find somewhere to stay. We went to the good old tourist information centre and they found us a room at the Welcome Inn, with limited kitchen facilities. Very limited – the microwave isn’t plugged in and is on the top shelf of a small cupboard on the bench top, there’s an electric frypan, a toaster and a jug. It’s an interesting arrangement!


There’s a dolphin discovery centre here so we went in for a look. It’s very good, but there weren’t any dolphins visiting while we were there, so we’ll try again tomorrow. The entry ticket is good for the month, so you can go as many times as you like. They say that the best time for dolphins is in the morning, so we’ll call in again tomorrow.

We’ve had a good drive around Bunbury, found the Tuart Walk on the southern edge and had a walk there late this afternoon. We had lunch at the Mash Brewery, they make their own beer and it’s a good drop.

We took our fish and chips for tea to the beach, hoping for a spectacular sunset on the ocean, and it looked OK for a while. Then a cloud bank moved in and the sun went behind it before setting, so we’ll try that again tomorrow too.