The Stirling Range
After leaving the Indian-Pacific train at Perth we hired a car and headed south to the Stirling Range. Our accommodation for the next three nights was to be The Lilly.
The Lilly is a
traditional Dutch windmill built by the owners / proprietors as the centrepiece
of their business.
The Lilly has a
number of accommodations of differing style and size. This is the perfect
accommodation for exploring the Stirling Range.
Roads hereabouts have
what are known as road-trains – and they are enormous!
On our first day
we climbed Bluff Knoll, the highest summit in the area.
At 3600ft, Bluff
Knoll is one of the highest points in Western Australia!
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The mountains of
the Stirling Range are home to a great variety of plants; some found nowhere
else in the world!
There are also a
large and varied population of insects…
And the smell of
some of the plants is gorgeous!
Imagine here an
almost overpowering smell of honey…
Next day we
climbed Pyungoorup, the second highest peak in the area, and in Julie’s and my
opinion a much better hill to climb than Bluff Knoll…
Don’t be put off
by the danger sign, if you’re of reasonable fitness the climb is a joy!
And again amazing
flowers reward your effort.
Occasionally the
going became ‘entertaining’, but very much worth it…
We had beautiful
weather on the summit…
Time to lounge
around…
After two full
days exploring the Stirling Range it was time to head further south, to Albany.