Today we travelled through six national parks – Blackwood River, Hilliger, Hawke, D’Entrecasteaux, Greater Beedelup and Warren. Heavy rain at times cut down on some planned activites as forest roads were very wet, slippery and potholed. Sunshine one minute, wet and windy the next.

Blackwood River National Park

Snail orchid

Pink Fairy orchid

Hakea

The forest becomes lusher close to the river

One lane bridge over the Blackwood River at Warner Glen

Hilliger National Park

Hawke National Park – Snottygobble Loop forest. The Snottygobble is a native shrub (Persoonia longifolia). Mature fruit falls from late July and are often eaten by wallabies, kangaroos and the bobtail skink. If left untouched by animals, the fleshy part of the fruit either rots or shrivels and dries. As it was not flowering or fruiting at present, I was snot expecting to see them.

Greenhood orchids (Pterostylis sp)

Donnelly River

Zamia (Macrozamia riedlei) in D’ Entrecasteaux National Park

Karri trees as we get closer to Pemberton

Greater Beedelup National Park

Beedelup Brook

Beedelup Falls

Trail across the suspension bridge over Beedelup Brook.

Banksia

“I’ve got to be me, I’ve got to be me….” One of a mob of five emus near Pemberton.

A Gang-a-roos

This fella didn’t let the rain roo-in his day.

Angus and his mates on the lush paddocks outside Pemberton

These guys had a beef with the inclement weather.

We stayed at Pemberton which had 48mm of rain in a day while we were there.