Stirling Ranges and Porongurups

Wow look how busy these ants have been

The canopy of the Karri Trees

This tree is growing out of a rock

Bluff Knoll...Height 1,095 meters and a 6km round trip

Awesome colours of the wild flowers

Walking along the trail to Bluff Knoll

Wild Orchids

'The Lily' where they used to serve Dutch Croquettes

Spring Rolls

The Stirling Range National Park is about 80 kms north of Albany.  The ranges rise abruptly from the lowlands which have been mostly cleared for farming. The ranges stretch for more than 65 kms, there are barren cliff faces, awesome views and brilliant coloured wildflowers.  We walked along the Bluff Knoll Trail.

We then drove to ‘The Lily’. This is a working windmill which grinds flour.  All the internal parts were imported from Holland.  Last time we were there it was a restaurant serving Dutch food.  We thought that sounded good for lunch.  It closed in December 2007!! Oh well...of to Maleeya’s Thai Cafe where we enjoyed Fresh Thai food cooked with their home grown Asian herbs.  We shared  King Prawns with Turmeric and a green Thai Chicken Curry. 

After lunch we did some wine tasting at Jingalla Winery  and then walked along the Bolongup Trail and saw a tree growing out of a rock.

Dad is fascinated by our Jarrah, Karri, Marri and Karri Oak trees.  He also saw a big ant nest and claimed it was the biggest one he had touched.