28/11/2011

Well we had a great week planned for the Western Australia's (WA's) South West Margaret River Wineries and surrounds and then the the devastating fire hit the towns surrounding Prevelly a week before our departure. The November 23-24 2011 blaze erupted when a prescribed burn by WA's Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) flared out of control in the national park, about 280km south of Perth. It didn't stop us from supporting the community by still visiting the area which as one would imagine kept most tourists away. We have not included  photo's of burnt dwellings in respect to the owners although 1-2 photo's may indicate how devastating the fires were.
 

By the way the wineries and commercial enterprises still turned on a magnificent week for us with wining and dinning and the must have chocolate, nut and cheese factories tours were a sheer delight.

Not a lot of photo's but Mike & BB hope you enjoy them just the same, so have a look around.