Our host Karen, sister Robyn & her hubby Gordon are playing local tourist guides today & taking us for a 4WD drive on the bush tracks along the coast. Very rugged & quite a large swell & waves crashing up over the granite rocks & reefs. Robyn & Gordon have a farm just down the road.
Ellensbrook homestead 1827 built by the Bussell family who were one of the early settlers in this region. They ran dairy cows & cattle. It must have been a very lonely & harsh life tucked away in this tiny little glen in the middle of nowhere. Must have taken weeks for supplies to come from Vasse (now called Busselton) which was named after this family.
Ellensbrook homestead named after his wife
Flame tree flower
Weir supplying lovely clear fresh water to the homestead
Big beautiful native Peppermint tree
Jan & Bob near entrance to a cave
Kitchen open hearth - I bet many a meal was cooked on this fire
Jan & Bob sitting on fence near the brook
Flame tree flower
Flame tree
Arum lilly
Ellen brook
Bob @ the weir
Arum lillies have become a real problem, taking over the bush.
Ellensbrook
Our hosts for the day Robyn, Gordon & Bob overlooking the rugged coast
Brides cave just off Caves road
Brides cave which is now closed to public
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