Wednesday, March 16, 2011

103. Denmark - Pemberton

DENMARK VEGE SHOP


As Dawn would say, ‘let’s go & do the shopping’. Kaz & Dawn collected some cucumber, lettuce, corn, tomatoes, zucchini & farm fresh eggs. We toured the entire farm & really enjoyed the experience. Thanks for the stay & good luck with the sheep.



VALLEY OF THE GIANTS

The south west of WA is the wettest area of WA. In the summer it rarely rains but throughout the winter they receive on average one metre of annual rainfall. The ‘Karri’ tree is endemic to the south west as are the ‘Tingle Trees’. The valley of the giants is one particular area where the Karri reigns supreme & there are some huge specimens to be seen. A suspended walkway takes you from ground level up to & above the tree tops.




GIANT KARRI

The largest Karri had a circumference of 30 metres. Unfortunately people would park their old utes & comby vans within the hollowed out section which eventually killed the tree. Although they are giants they like most plants have delicate root systems & don’t like being driven over.