Australia pics VI - Scenery of the South A: The Trees

The rest of us all just 'wayang' that we have climbed, of course..


This tree is called the Gloucester tree, it has metal rungs stuck into it all the way up its height, so that people can climb to the top and watch for any wildfires around the region during the hot and dry summer. Kudos to Julian who managed the 60m climb up and back in less than 10 min.

Finally we were so relieved when we hit the top of the Walk.

Therefore you see my face is 'chao' stressed

As you can see this is not the smartest pair of shoes to attempt the climb in, especially when it is windy and raining

We also got a chance to climb up the Tree Top walk to a 40-meter height, which is at the tree top level of some of the average-height trees.

And this one, with the 2 speakers attached, we called it the Shrek tree.. Heh


Did I mention the trees have personalities.. This one is called Grandma Tingle because its supposed to look like some lao aunty. Can see?

But no tree beats this one in size.. It is big enough to fit a minibus into the trunk. By the way the trees do have hollow trunks when alive, because of the way their roots grow.. The trees are not dead

My mum and uncle in another big tree

Blurry picture cos it was raining, but just for some perspective.. My mum, Danielle and Julian standing INSIDE the trunk of the tree.

The Southwest is famed for the great trees that grow there, known as Karri trees or Tingle Trees. Boy are they huge..