Today was the last day of Autumn (Fall) and it was the perfect day for travelling and get to lofty heights. With all the rain we have endured, there was one thing that was guaranteed – the local waterfalls would be flowing.

The Fernhook Falls certainly didn’t disappoint with plenty of water flowing over the granite and into Rowell’s Pool but it didn’t look all that inviting for a swim. We will wait until we get further north for a swim and soak.

Driving through the big Karri trees, we came upon Pemberton with no real plans but the Pemberton Tramway was due to depart in an hour so why not. The tramway ran from Pemberton to Warren River and return, stopping at the Cascades on the way (20 kilometre journey). Not a bad way to spend the afternoon.

The other big attraction in Pemberton was the Gloucester Tree. It was originally a fire spotting tower but is now a tourist climb but not for the faint hearted. You climb the tree on 1 metre spikes that spiral up the tree to a platform on the top 53 metres up. The last time I climbed this was around 40 years ago and if I remember right it was windy on that day. No problems with wind today but I still couldn’t convince Jenny to make the climb.

There was a bit of a view from up top but the trees around are growing up blocking the vista but it looks like they have added a number of additional platforms over the years to get you higher.

We managed just to get to a campsite before dark but 100 kilometres short of where we were hoping for. Tonight we are at the Manjimup Central Caravan Park.

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