Margaret River.......well not impressed to be honest, I am not a wine drinker, nor do I wish to dress in black and wallow around in the surf impersonating a elephant seal to attract the sharks. On top of this my gas bottle was nearly empty, last time I filled it the cost was $25, the most I have paid is $45 in Goondawindi in Queensland.
The only place I could find in Margaret River was the hardware store....dogalogue ring any bells?. To my horror the asking price was $64.80, yep that is not a typing error.
So I did what I do in any other town with such blatant ripoffs, I put my wallet back in my pocket after refusing to be robbed and left town. I will spend my money somewhere that appreciates my business and doesn't blatantly try to rob me blind.......
Busselton Jetty |
Cruise Shit moored off Busselton |
I also headed out to Wellington Dam for the night and was provided with some entertainment while there. A salvage operation was underway to retrieve a boat that had sank a couple of weeks ago.
While at Donnybrook, I realised that Easter was approaching fast, and also school holidays.....mmmm dilema......where do I hide for Easter and school holidays?
The plan I came up with was to head into Perth and spend a few days or more catching up with friends then hightail it North and get far enough North to be out of Easter reach.
But I will still have to deal with school holidays, then guess what? Yep a cyclone brews up and threatens to head down the coast.
So for the moment I am watching the weather closely while trying to plan my escape, my hope is to be ahead of the pack and migration North for the Winter.
Bye for now
yes the "Margaret River Markup" as it is known .
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