Today we decide to go and explore the area some more. Jewel Cave is first on the itinerary, Shannae is navigating, I am starting to think of things the kids can do for their education on the big trip.
Jewel Cave is awesome. The CO2 level in the cave is very high on this day so breathing is a little difficult which we notice towards the end of the tour, but we are all in awe of the beauty and can't comprehend the age of the stalactites and stalagmites. We try to imagine what it would have been like to have been the first one down there without much light. Cody has no probs with underground and they all take in the commentary and ask questions. Very well worth the visit.
Next stop, the The Margaret River Chocolate Factory, a popular choice with the whole family, however, not without Dad deciding he would like to take a 4wd track to suss things out a bit more. We head down a narrow, sandy track towards the beach, it gets hairier the further we go and only room for one vehicle. After a couple of km's I am questioning whether the view is going to be worth the trip and on a couple of occasions I decide that walking some stretches may be a safer option............. I really must toughen up!!!!! I start to imagine lunch in the civilized Chocolate Factory and wonder if we will we ever make it. We speak to a couple of other adventurers and decide it probably isn't worth going all the way as the worms are starting to bite, so we head back to the main road. But with Dad behind the wheel we make one more stop at Prevelly Park so he can take a trip down the memory lane of his misspent youth with Uncle Craig, the kids listen to his stories and then finally we are on the road to the Chocolate Factory ......"Are we there yet??" Well. I have never seen the kids so "wide eyed"!!! They don't know where to start and OMG........free chocolate samples!! We order lunch, which was most enjoyable and the kids spend much time deliberating over what to buy, how much it is going to cost and who is willing to share their purchases. It is very expensive but I am impressed at how carefully they weigh up their options to get the most for their money. Glen and I also decide we are sick of drinking coffee out of melamine and decide to purchase some real mugs and wouldn't you know it...............they come filled with chocolate!!!!
Next stop the Margaret River Dairy Co., everyone is feeling very full and sick by about now and not at all interested in cheese, I don't know why!!! I make a couple of obligatory purchases and we head a couple of hundred metres down the road to the Palandri winery for Mum. Well, I am in seventh heaven. This is a huge winery that also sells "Guess" handbags, jewellery, beauty products and heaps more. A whole corner of the building is dedicated to the entertainment of the kids with xbox's colouring, toys etc, plus it has a beautiful cafe, a little pricey, but the meals looked awesome. Pity we weren't staying closer, as it would have been a great place to come for lunch another day.
Now we are just about all "touristed" out, but we know they have a honeycomb making display happening at the "Candy Cow" in Cowarumup and we don't won't to miss that. We are nearly there when our son informs us from the back seat that he has just swallowed a 5c piece. We are obviously giving him too much pocket money!!! Great.......do we go to a hospital, has it gone down properly, can it get stuck anywhere??? We get some help from the chemist and are told to take him to hospital if we are concerned and after a couple of phone calls the general consensus is that he will be fine. So everyone seems to enjoy the honeycomb making, Cody doesn't miss a beat, however, I decide on the way back I am going to take him to the doctor in Augusta. He gives him a lolly snake and tells him he has to give up eating money and that is it. So we spend another relaxing evening on the foreshore.
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