Left wet and windy Walpole for Part II of the Hunts at Yallingup. We stopped at the Gloucester Tree on the way through. The Gloucester Tree is 70 metre tall tree that has rungs knocked into the side of it so that you can climb 60 odd metres up the tree to a platform. In the past the tree had been used as a “firewatch” for the area now it is a tourist attraction. The sign in the carpark said 220,000 people come to the park every year and 40,000 make it up the tree. 
The ratio of visitors to climbers was a good indication as to how scary the climb looked. No way was Sue and I going to climb it. Not even a glimmer of doubt in our minds. Sammy and Nick carried on with a convincing show of bravado, but each of them backed down after climbing a few rungs. I know the stories back at school will be “We were going to climb it but Mum and Dad wouldn’t let us!”Reached Yallingup mid afternoon and headed down for a walk along Smiths Beach. The kids enjoyed the evening playing with their cousins Huey and Karri.
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