Today we drove to Denmark. We will spend two nights there.
Mick has asked me several times today, “Why are we staying in Denmark?” And I can’t really say. Months ago when I was researching this trip, Denmark was recommended as a stop off. So was Walpole (but only for morning tea). Mick had the same question for me there. “Why are we stopping in Walpole?” I replied politely, and suggested that next trip he might like to have some input into what we do and where we go.
We did see some beautiful sights today, so I think I have been forgiven for taking us to some of these out-of-the-way places.
The main destination for today was The Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk. The huge red tingle trees can reach a height of 75m. What is distinctive about these trees is the buttress base, which is usually hollowed out by fire and fungus. They can live up to 400 years.
We arrived just as the 11.30am free guided tour was to commence. I thought this sounded like a great idea as we were told it takes about 30 minutes and that we could then walk along the cleverly engineered suspended walkways in the trees at our own pace.
The only problem was that about a dozen other folk thought it would be great too and some of the guys quickly ‘hijacked’ the tour guide’s attempts to tell us about the forest we were walking through.
Mick got agitated, and after about 30 minutes, we snuck off the track, left the guided tour and headed towards the suspended walk.
Mick was actually a bit frightened while he walked along these suspended lengths – in some spots we were 40 m above the ground.
Except for the group of ‘oldies’, there were very few people visiting the site today.
Weirdly, these trees do not have a tap root, and only last night, one of the big giants just fell over – luckily, not on the road.
I insisted that we visit Elephant Rocks and Green Pools before we drove to Denmark. Again, Mick asked “Why?”
But the photos explain.
Greens Pool is a sandy white beach with boulders just outside of Denmark – it is a sheltered area in William Bay National Park. It was overcast today and the waters looked more grey than green.
Elephant Rocks is a sheltered beach a few hundred metres from of Greens Pool. Its name is derived from a series of exposed rocks, which from several angles apparently resemble a herd of elephants. I’ll let you be the judge.
Finally – a treat for you, spotted as we headed back to our car.
Jane and Mick's Holiday Adventures 