1. Adelaide Day 1-May2009
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... We rented a car for a day and a half, first to see the beach and jetty at Glenelg in Adelaide and then driving about 2 hours from there to Tanunda in the Barossa Valley.  ...

2. Beach at Warnbro Sound
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Photos from the beach at Warnbro Sound, just 0.7 miles straight west from our house. To choose any of these photos to print, click here.  ...

3. Boxing Day 2008
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... race, and going to the beach.  We did all three! ...

4. Consipicuous Cliffs fishing
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On two consecutive evenings we drove about 10 km on dirt roads to fish the beach below Conspicuous Cliffs. See locations marked on a Google Map here.  ...

5. Cottesloe Beach 14Mar2010
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As we did last year on Peter's birthday, we took in the sights at Cottesloe Beach's "Sculptures by the Sea" event.  Karl, Dane and Tim also jumped in to enjoy the surf that was rolling in. ...

6. Cottlesloe/Fremantle 14Mar09
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... Beach just west of downtown Perth to see the "Sculptures in the Sands" - an annual 3-week show.  Then we went further north to Scarborough Beach to eat at "Peter's By the Sea".  The owner of the Edina ...

7. Day 2
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A day of driving, shopping and viewing from Margaret River to the surfing beaches to the Boranup Forest and finally the lighthouse at Cape Leeuwin near Augusta. ...

8. Day 3
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Scenic views from Sugar Loaf rock, whale watching at the Cape Naturaliste lighthouse, a picnic at Meelup Beach and then a final stop in Bunbury on the way home ...

9. Fishing at Blue Hole
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Tim went on a 4-wheel-drive overnight fishing excursion on the beach at Blue Hole. See locations marked on a Google Map here.  ...

10. Just Another Sunset-01Nov2008
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With the sunset moving later into the evening after changing to Daylight Savings Time, we're enjoying walks to the beach after supper.  Here's photos from a Saturday night sunset at Warnbro Beach. ...

11. Karl Goes to Camp 03Mar2009
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Karl went with his Year 6 class to a camp on a beach near Busselton for 3 days and 2 nights.  Other than coming back with a large gash on his toe and not getting any good sleep because of others' raucous ...

12. Mandurah - Apr2010
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We had an evening out in Mandurah.  First we showed Karen the neighbourhoods built on canals and then we went out on Halls Head to see the beach and surf as the sun was nearly setting.  Finally we were ...

13. Margaret River - Apr2010
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... including: the sheep shearing demonstration (this time Karl and Dane were singled out to help); watching surfers and surf sailing at Yallingup and Prevelly beaches; climbing on the rocks and watching the ...

14. Mike & Lori's Visit Jan2010
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We had a great treat of a visit from my brother and his family.  For 8 days in early January, we toured all the best sites in the Perth area, hit the beach several times, and headed south to the Margaret ...

15. Mom S in WA - Day 06
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... agreed that Kings Park is terrific.  On the way home we drove by Cottlesloe Beach and had ice cream cones (actually, "gelato" cones). ...

16. Mom S in WA - Day 09
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... we all took a walk on the beach path at dusk.  Peter took some sunset photos.  I've posted just one here.  ...

17. Moon Smiles 01Dec2008
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Photos from our Warnbro Beach of a rare occurrence in the night sky at dusk of a "smiling face" formed by the crescent moon and Venus (left) and Jupiter (right) as the eyes.  Read more about it in Tim's ...

18. Peaceful Bay fishing
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As the surf was too big for the kids to fish while at Conspicuous Cliffs, we went to a slightly less wild beach nearer to our campsite for one night of fishing. See locations marked on a Google Map here. ...

19. Peter's Sunsets 22Sept2008
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Peter wandered over to the beach on his bike to take more sunset photos of Warnbro Sound.  ...

20. Pt. Peron 16Aug2008 (Peter)
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... beaches nearest our house.  To the north of the point is Cockburn ("Coe-burn") Sound where Rockingham City's foreshore is followed by a not-so-scenic stretch of industrial sites and naval bases almost ...

21. Sailing to Garden Is. Jan2010
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... foreshore.  We picnicked and played on the beach and then headed back. ...

22. Secret Harbour Sunset 11July2008
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... be surfing the next morning (canceled due to bad weather).  When a brief rainstorm came through, we hopped in the van and drove back up to a beach in Warnbro to watch the rest of the sunset.  ...

23. Shark attack (Peter's) 27Dec2008
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Peter's photos of the search and rescue operation following the shark attack at our beach ...

24. Shark attack (Tim's) 27Dec2008
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Photos by Tim of the shark attack search and rescue efforts near our beach at Warnbro Sound. ...

25. Surf at Secret Harbour 6-May-2008
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Views of the surf and the surfers at Secret Harbour, the next beach south of Warnbro Sound and about 20 minutes from our house. Warnbro Sound has small surf because it's protected by reefs. Secret Harbour ...

26. Surfers at Prevelly 25Apr2009
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We saw some big-time surfing at the mouth of the Margaret River near Prevelly.  These beaches are known as possibly the best surf beaches in Australia. ...

27. Surfing - 27March2010
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Peter and Tim had a go at surfing at Secret Harbour Beach (about 10 minutes south from our house) with Tim's Shed Men mates and some of their boys.  If you're looking for a photo of Tim standing up on ...

28. Warnbro Sunset
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The Grubens were treated to another beautiful sunset from our Warnbro beach. ...

29. Warnbro Sunset 13Jun2008
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It's Friday, so we hustled home after school. After a quick change of clothes, we headed off to the beach to play and watch the sunset. The sunsets here at about 5:20 pm. We played catch with a frisbee ...

30. Williams Bay
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We spent a day at Williams Bay playing cricket on the beach at the green pools and then taking a short hike to see the Elephant Rocks and swim in the pool below them. See locations marked on a Google ...

31. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach0
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32. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach01
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33. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach04
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34. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach05
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35. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach06
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36. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach06_2
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37. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach07
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38. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach08
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39. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach09
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40. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach10
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41. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach11
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42. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach12
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43. Beach at Warnbro Sound: warnbro_beach13
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44. Pt. Peron 16Aug2008 (Tim): Penguin Island
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... are visible way back in the distance at the southern end of Warnbro Sound.  A stretch of reef lies follows this line across the Sound stopping the big waves and making for the great beaches.  ...

45. Pt. Peron 16Aug2008 (Tim): Southeast from Pt. Peron
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Southeast from Pt. Peron: Looking southeast from Pt. Peron to Warnbro Sound which has the beaches by our house. For a larger view, click here. ...

46. Busselton day trip 07Oct2008: Dalyellup WA_2
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Dalyellup WA_2: On the way to Busselton, we stopped off at Dalyellup Beach which is near to the only other Lutheran school in Western Australia.  We really liked this beach!  ...

47. Busselton day trip 07Oct2008: Dalyellup WA_3
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Dalyellup WA_3: Dalyellup Beach  ...

48. Busselton day trip 07Oct2008: Dalyellup WA
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Dalyellup WA: Dalyellup Beach  ...

49. Busselton day trip 07Oct2008: Yalingup WA
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Yalingup WA: Lanette and Dane relaxing on the beach at Yalingup on Cape Naturaliste  ...

50. Moon Smiles 01Dec2008: pt_kennedy_night
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pt_kennedy_night: Whilst taking photos at dusk of the smiling moon, I shot this looking south down the beach toward Port Kennedy.  ...