'Our' farmhouse for a few days

Last year, during our stay in Western Australia, we had a lovely time in Margaret River, and thus were very keen on going back for a few days this time around.

We were in for a good time, but had no idea how truly special this little holiday within our holiday would be. We were so immensely lucky to be able to stay in Chris's farmhouse for a few days. Chris is a friend of Lesley (Mart's mum), and on top of being very generous, she has truly fantastic taste. The farmhouse (just like their place in the city) is decorated in the most exquisite way. We loved every single detail of it, from the beautiful wooden veranda that runs around the house, the rustic-chic bathrooms, the omnipresent artworks, the fantastic porcelain pieces, and the comfy couches and chairs to relax all around.
Not only is the farmhouse beautifully decorated, it's also set in an amazing property, where kangaroos go about freely and where all the water you use comes from a cute little dam.
But I'll show you all of that another day.

For now, here are a few glimpses of the house.

Driving down to Margaret River

A perfect day

The beach, some great shopping, a red tree, and a dinner by the water.

Heaven on earth.

Stunning sunsets. Daily.

The Pinnacles

Here is where we drove to: the Pinnacles!

It's a crazily beautiful place, a few hours North of Perth. No one knows for sure how these rocks came to be, but theories talk about calcium left-overs from the trunks or roots of old trees that were part of a forest there thousands of years ago.

It doesn't really matter how they were made - the landscape there is absolutely amazing. It kind of feels like you are on the moon, or in the desert, or on some kind of weird planet. And it felt even more special when we spotted a wild mother father emu (thank you Kay!) and her his five youngsters running across the place.
I took way too many photos to share them all with you, but here is a condensed version of the day.

It was stinking hot.

We loved it.

In the middle of nowhere

On the road, after hours of driving North through the dry countryside.


I'll show you where we drove to tomorrow.

QM2

Queen Mary II leaving Fremantle at sunset.