Up at 0600 for that early morning surf….we headed back to Gracetown on a cloudy morning with a bit of drizzle…Trev and Gordie excited but apprehensive….would the surf be as big and gnarly as yesterday??….would they be shark bait??

We rounded the corner and surprisingly the swell had dropped off considerably..although it was a long paddle out Gordie and Trev jumped in. The waves were not that great but Gordie did catch a couple…

 

 

The dolphins were out… but gave us an initial scare with a single fin travelling slowly towards Gordie 😲but it was a pod of very playful tail slapping dolphins which were great to watch.

Kerry sent us a message to let us know that Dave was cooking bacon and eggs as their fridge had cooled off (not related to the troll in any way!!) So we headed back and after brekky commenced our self conducted winery tour beginning at the Berry farm.

The grounds of the Berry Farm were picturesque..and the cafe had a great menu tho’ much to Trev’s disappointment we did not stay for the great pancake stack! Rosie showed Gordie a novel way of sampling the jams and relishes….and no – she was not double dipping just using her dipper conservatively 😉. After some purchases we moved on to Madfish Wines.

The area was dotted with vineyards all around and great clusters of grapes hanging on the vines.

Madfish wines had a large and well appointed cellar door and after some wine tasting we all purchased a varied selection of wines. Dave was in his element!

The next stop was lunch at the Cheeky Monkey Brewery and Cidery…

 

Then on to the Margaret River Chocolate Company. The chocolate sampling was delicious and the variety of chocolates and chocolate products was extensive and mouth watering.

Kerry went for the ice cream…and had enough in one serving to last the whole trip. The rocky road was divine

Our last port of call in an attempt to find some port was Bettenay’s Wines and Nougat…with free nougat samples we could not resist. No port but some great tasting honey nougat/ coffee liquers good over ice (cream 😘).

We drove back via Surfers Point at Margaret River to check out the surf…. again a massive swell with 10 foot waves… only a handful of surfers out braving such huge waves.

Once back at the camp, Dave and Rose got stuck into packing up in preparation for leaving the next morning…their van was packed, clean and ready to depart….the other 2 vans were still as is with the owners sitting back enjoying the evening ambience……