Cape to Cape MTB Ride Summary 15-18 October

Cape to Cape MTB Ride Summary


http://www.capetocapemtb.com/en/default.htm

Date	Townships	Distance
Thursday 15th October, 2009	Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse to Hamelin Bay	38.02km
Friday 16th October, 2009	Hamelin Bay to Prevelly	59.36km
Saturday 17th October, 2009	Margaret River Special Stage	58.93km
Sunday 18th October, 2009	Prevelly to Yallingup	65.56km

Lovely place, great service, very comfortable bed, kangaroos, orchids/wildflowers

HotelLoaring Place Bed & Breakfast
Dates: 30-Sep-2009 - 02-Oct-2009
Site Rates To Go - www.ratestogo.com
Customer Comments: Lovely place, great service, very comfortable bed, kangaroos, orchids/wildflowers, easy drive to all attractions, knowledgable/friendly host, Rain water and fresh breakfast of choice. Wish we could have stayed longer. Bliss!



Carol and Lee, Australind.

Anaconda Adventure Race 2009 Augusta

Mike and Carolyn spent 2 nights here to check out the Augusta Anaconda course, so they brought their bikes and drove down to Augusta yesterday and checked out the course and the area. They were very glad of the spa-bath afterwards.

Location    Augusta, WA Date 8th November, 2009, 8:00am Legs Keen Footwear Coastal Run, 13.5km Event Rent Ocean Swim, 1.9km Finn Kayaks Inlet and Ocean Paddle, 13km Tanita Mountain Bike, 32km www.margaretriver.com Team Run, 2.5km

Looking for a new adventure challenge in a wild part of the world ? Well you’ve just found it with the Anaconda Adventure Race in Augusta on November 8th, 2009. Do you remember a time when the world felt wild and untouched, when the teaming masses we find around every bend just weren’t there? When you could go ‘down south’ and find yourself – not your neighbours...? Well these times continue at Augusta with beaches ready for exploration, rocky headlands and islands untouched by others and forests and bushland with only you and a few wallabies setting the trail. Experience all this amidst the atmosphere of an adventure event with a couple of thousand passionate others and you have found Anacondal enlightenment Combine all this with an adventure expo and kids entertainment on the scenic Augusta foreshore allowing families and friends to spend the afternoon watching finishers propel themselves over the finish line, catch some free entertainment and share a drink with the winners in the event bar. This is one hell of an event. Choose your style and get involved - the Anaconda Adventure Race can be completed in a range of categories to get anyone and everyone to the start, and then over the finish line: Individuals – do every leg as a non stop race around the track. Designed for every one from heros and want-to-bes Pairs – do every leg but in the company of your mate who’s by your side the whole way round Relay teams – with up to 4 people where you do one (or more) legs each. A great way to get involved without being a super hero – build up a team of friends and work colleagues and join all the fun

Karen and Axel, India

So nice to share your lovely, warm B and B / home with you and your guests - and Casey too! Axel and I had a marvelous 4 days here and when out exploring, referred to Loaring Place as "Home". We hope to be back to MR and will definitely look you guys up again. The muffins were an added special treat! Good luck to you both and we leave you with our wonderful memories. All the best. Karen and Axel, India, 4 Oct. 2009.

Them's the breaks

Cassandra Murnieks PERTH TODAY

October 03, 2009 06:00pm

HUGE RIDE: Sunshine Coast surfer Mark Visser rides an 11m monster at Cow Bombie in WA's South West. Picture: Calum MacAulay

THIS towering wall of water off WA is the biggest wave surfed in Australia this year.

That's the claim of Mark Visser, the man who conquered the 11m monster at a secret location in WA's south this week.

``The weather was unbearable out there,'' Visser said. ``It was very windy, around 30 knots. Along with the wind, the water was icy cold. So cold that my feet ended up going numb.

``But I reckon that was the biggest wave surfed in Australia this year. I haven't seen one bigger.''
The waves were surfed at an offshore break nicknamed Cowbombie, about 2.5km off Gracetown. Cowbombie is gaining a reputation as one of the hot spots for big-wave surfing, attracting Australian and international daredevils.

Surfers from around the world flew in for the session, including big-wave specialists Grant
``Twiggy'' Baker, Doug Young and Ross Clark Jones.

Visser flew in from his home on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

``I heard about the big swell on Wednesday morning and we arrived in Perth on Wednesday night,'' Visser said.

``On Thursday we got these monster waves. It was pretty wild out there.

``We then backed it up on Friday, hoping it might be bigger.

``The waves weren't as big, around 25 foot. I went in with a paddle board, but got smashed a few times.''

Cowbombie has legendary status among surfers and its location is a closely guarded secret.

Margaret River Rail Trail

Some info on the Rail Trail

The Margaret River Rail Trail takes you through some of the most beautiful natural bush, farmland and vineyards in the Margaret River region, three hours south of Perth. Passing though peppermint, jarrah and young karri forest the trail provides a firsthand view of the abundant bird life.

The trail was once a part of the old railway network that was built during the timber boom. The trail begins or ends (depending where you start) at Cowaramup and finishes at Margaret River.

Along the 5 kilometres north of Margaret River there are numerous bridges crossing a major river and creeks and streams of varying sizes. The trail is easy to navigate with picnic areas along the way. The spectacular birdlife includes yellow robins, parrots and blue wrens and the wildflowers are stunning in Spring (September to December).

As it was a railway, the gradient is relatively flat, and the terrain is generally gentle.  However, it can get moderate in some places and a mountain bike is recommended.

“Excellent Retreat!”

This is an excellent retreat! The location is not too far from the main Margaret River town and is secluded enough to give you privacy. The house is just beautiful, very country-style and very comfortable. The room was beautiful and the bed and jacuzzi were just heavenly!
Definitely coming back here again!Whalesith  June 2009 TripAdvisor