LIFE AWAY FROM THE EVERYDAY:
Reigniting Nostalgia in Augusta WORDS | Sarah Robinson
If you’re heading that way, here are some things to fill your day.
9am Coffee at the Colourpatch The Colourpatch is a café restaurant that overlooks the Blackwood River. Inside you’ll find a beautifully restored wooden yacht, built in the sixties by Jim Thompson, a retired farmer from Albany. They also do a good looking full breakfast.
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Not being on the way to anything is Augusta’s secret superpower. It means the people who adventure there know how special it is. And of course, there’s less bustle. The lazy seaside town is around three hours south of Perth.
Jetty near town. Along the way, you’re bound to see the odd pelican. If you’re lucky, a dolphin. The walk should take you about an hour, and afterwards, you can swim out to the pontoon or rest awhile on the grass under shady trees. If you have kids, there’s an amazing playground. Let the little ones run amuck while you take in the bay. It’s the little moments that make a day in Augusta special.
10am Walk the Pelican Trail and Swim Just 300 metres from the Colourpatch, at the bottom of Albany Terrace, is Seine Bay. From here, you can start a 2.4 kilometre walk along bridge, boardwalk and bitumen. It’s an easy meander, which follows the Blackwood River to Ellis Street
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12pm Eat Fish and Chips in Town Along the main strip, you’ll find Blue Ocean Fish and Chips – a seafood spot loved by locals and visitors in the know. Seafood is caught fresh at the local marina and prepared onsite. You’ll find all your
favourites, which can be grilled, battered or crumbed. Plus prawns, crab sticks, calamari rings, and all the other good bits that make fish and chips the best.
1.30pm Granny’s Pool and the Lighthouse Jump in the car and head to Granny’s Pool, a waist deep hamlet surrounded by rocks –perfect for little people and the elderly folk its name celebrates. If the other side of Augusta is wild, you’re likely to find good conditions here. If it’s warm enough (or you’re brave enough) don a snorkel and explore, or search for crabs among the rocks. When you’re done, your next pitstop is the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse – a nine-minute drive, which
