In June while Sue , Ben's mum and partner David was visiting us here in Perth we decided to take a short trip down to Margaret River, none of us had ever been there before. Margaret River is about 272km from Perth which takes about three and a half to four hours to get there. The area is a "renowned wine region and tourism destination, an idyllic town and river that meanders its way to the sea" one of the web sites stated when I looked the area up on the web. All in all yes as described that's what Margaret River is and the couple of days we spent I found wasn't enough to scratch the surface of visiting all the wineries. I found Margaret River a great place to relax and explore. When it came to the kids I found there didn't seem a lot to do while the weather was cold. Maybe in summer the beach would be a great place to take the kids. One of the things we did do was go to the Yallingup Maze. Getting lost and trying to find our way around the wooden maze was quite funny. Paige loved running around. It was so nice to visit some where new in WA and spend time with family and taste a nice drop of wine along the way.
Picture: Paige & Ben
Picture: Sue & David
Picture: The cottage we stayed 
Picture: Outside the Colonial Brewing Company
Picture: Ben & David sampling some beer
Picture: Yallingup Maze
Picture : Inside the maze
Picture: Ben trying to find his way out
Picture: Paige & Ben at point three inside the maze
Picture: Stacked wine barrels
Picture: One of our stops
Picture: Bernadette, Ben, Sue & Paige having a coffee before the drive back to Perth
