Toilet Tours / Pemberton
A full day in and around Pemberton. Time to check out the town toilets.
By the time we've eaten bacon and eggs -- and push-button, machine made pancakes ! -- and drunk two cups of coffee -- it's just after nine o'clock. Oh dear, too late to walk to the first toilet...
We drive to the Gloucester Tree. We're impressed by the tree. (No need to climb it, I did that several years ago. Thank goodness.) The forest is beautiful. Karri forest: tall, straight trees, thick, damp undergrowth. We fail to find the nearby cache but the toilet is there for all to see and admire.
Full flush facility, dark brick construction. Deeply shaded verandahs at the front for the occasional hot -- or regular wet -- day. Just a few kilometres from the town of Pemberton. For the average tourist the Tree is worth seeing. For the more discerning, this simple yet effective toilet adds extra value to the visit.
We walk a bit of the Rainbow Track, to find some well-placed geocaches. We drive to Big Brook Dam -- at the other end of the Track -- in a plan to find more Rainbow Track caches. Instead, we meet Trevor.
Trevor is a sad man who needs someone to talk to. His wife died six years ago, he's still stressing about it. He has had a stroke, shingles, and various injuries. He talks a lot, needs to talk a lot. Nice bloke, glad we met him, even though it takes a while to get away. Trevor shows us some steel cow sculptures. We show Trevor a geocache hidden near the cows.
Full flush facility, dark brick construction. Deeply shaded verandahs at the front for the occasional hot -- or regular wet -- day. Just a few kilometres from the town of Pemberton. For the average tourist the Tree is worth seeing. For the more discerning, this simple yet effective toilet adds extra value to the visit.
We walk a bit of the Rainbow Track, to find some well-placed geocaches. We drive to Big Brook Dam -- at the other end of the Track -- in a plan to find more Rainbow Track caches. Instead, we meet Trevor.
Trevor is a sad man who needs someone to talk to. His wife died six years ago, he's still stressing about it. He has had a stroke, shingles, and various injuries. He talks a lot, needs to talk a lot. Nice bloke, glad we met him, even though it takes a while to get away. Trevor shows us some steel cow sculptures. We show Trevor a geocache hidden near the cows.
We have lunch at nearby Hidden River Estate, a winery with a cafe. A fancy eatery with excellent farm views. We eat cauliflower and cheese soup and pate. Very nice :-) Then we drive a little further south of Pemberton. There is a geocache at The Cascades. Is there also a toilet ? Of course there is !
A fine example of a modern, timber, long drop dunny. Weather is threatening drizzle but it doesn't actually rain. We have a pleasant walk to the actual Cascades -- not much water cascading today -- an easy cache find -- then back to the toilets by the carpark.
Almost 2pm. We drive back to Pemberton for our 4wd tour. But first, the town toilet:
A quite fancy structure in the centre of town. The building seems to be larger that required for the number of toilets. Perhaps there are other facilities that I don't notice ? The toilets themselves are clean and modern, several cubicles, with some spare space. I stand in the spare space to change into some warmer clothes, for our afternoon tour.
Our 4wd tour is interesting, good fun, through the sand dunes of Yeagearup... Unfortunately the camera batteries are flat. So, no photos of the one toilet on the way. Fortunately...
Fortunately, our son picked this same week to also visit Pemberton. Not the same days; we don't meet in town. But he provides a photo:
... A traditional long-drop dunny at Maiden Bush on the Heartbreak Trail. This toilet is conveniently placed along the pleasant walking track which runs through Warren National Park, along the Warren River, past Warren Campsite and Warren Lookout.
I have added this toilet to my must-see list, for a future visit to Pemberton.
A fine example of a modern, timber, long drop dunny. Weather is threatening drizzle but it doesn't actually rain. We have a pleasant walk to the actual Cascades -- not much water cascading today -- an easy cache find -- then back to the toilets by the carpark.
Almost 2pm. We drive back to Pemberton for our 4wd tour. But first, the town toilet:
A quite fancy structure in the centre of town. The building seems to be larger that required for the number of toilets. Perhaps there are other facilities that I don't notice ? The toilets themselves are clean and modern, several cubicles, with some spare space. I stand in the spare space to change into some warmer clothes, for our afternoon tour.
Our 4wd tour is interesting, good fun, through the sand dunes of Yeagearup... Unfortunately the camera batteries are flat. So, no photos of the one toilet on the way. Fortunately...
Fortunately, our son picked this same week to also visit Pemberton. Not the same days; we don't meet in town. But he provides a photo:
... A traditional long-drop dunny at Maiden Bush on the Heartbreak Trail. This toilet is conveniently placed along the pleasant walking track which runs through Warren National Park, along the Warren River, past Warren Campsite and Warren Lookout.
I have added this toilet to my must-see list, for a future visit to Pemberton.
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