Western Australia - Margaret River, Pemberton, Denmark

Margaret River, Pemberton and Denmark is located in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia.

Margaret River
If you go to Margaret River, you have to stop by the Margaret River chocolate factory. It's more of a cafe than a factory so don't be expecting to see a BIG factory, showing how chocolate is made, coz there won't be any! But don't give up going there altogether because there are mouth-watering chocolates in all forms imaginable (ice-cream, hot chocolate, mocha, chocolate cake, chocolate fondue)

I had the Hot Chocolate there and I have to say that that place sells the best Hot Chocolate. You'll like it as much as I do too if you enjoy dark/bitttersweet chocolate. Another cool thing about this chocolate factory is that they have 3 enormous bowls of free tiny chocolate drops (milk, white and dark) for you to sample. What more could a girl ask for?

Pemberton
What stands out most about this place is the lush green trees, grassland and hills. I really enjoyed the scenery when driving towards Pemberton. The trees are colourful and really pretty.

Denmark
The tree top walk in Denmark is really enjoyable and a bit scary at the same time, being so high up on such a wobbly bridge! I was told it was still safe. I guess engineers like Jon would know best. Above is a picture of the bridge and the picture above it is me standing in the middle of a tree bark! This place isn't called the Valley of the Giants for nothing!

Denmark waterfront
http://www.denmarkwaterfront.com.au/

While we were there, we stayed at the Denmark waterfront which was a cozy, wooden two level room. The bed was facing the glass doors so you can see the beautiful outdoors when you wake up in the morning.

Bluff Knoll, Stirling Ranges

Bluff knoll, Stirling ranges near Albany is a good place to go hiking. The Stirling Range is a range of mountains and hills in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. You have to be really fit if you want to do this because it’s uphill all the way for about 3 hours.

After huffing and puffing for 3 hours (as you can see I wasn't that fit), I finally reached the top and it was all worth it. Clouds were everywhere... beneath, moving past us and right above us. If you want to be able to touch the clouds, come to Bluff Knoll.