Perth To Margaret River

The road to Margaret River leads through Bunbury and Busselton. At 1841 meters, Busselton boast the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. Strangley, I can find no record of a Northern Hemisphere town that feels the need to make the parallel claim.

Margaret River is known for producing wine and surf. The car allows me to stay in a hostel by the beach, ten kilometers from the town itself. The swell is good and surfers use every last moment in the day.

I see a bit of the surrounding area the next day. Mammoth Cave, south of town, contains fossils that are more than 35000 years old. I buy a ticket from one of them and have a look.

I meet Tim, a psychologist from Melbourne, in the hostel common area where is taking refuge from a row with his girlfriend. We sit together so that it is less obvious that we are each drinking a bottle of wine alone and he helps me with something that I am trying to write.

Chronic town, poster torn, reaping wheel.