We came to South Western Australia to do the Tree Top Walk we had read about in Bill Bryson's entertaining travel diary. Here the book was called Down Under but at home our copy is titled Notes from a Sunburned Country. Here is what he says about the giant Tingle Trees: "Well all I can say is that the Tree Top Walk deserves to be world famous. It consists of a series of cantilevered ramps, like industrial catwalks, wandering at exhilarating heights through the uppermost levels of some of the world's most beautiful and imposing trees."
I always remembered that he said he underestimated this tourist attraction and was delighted to find it far surpassed his expectations. So we were here to do the walk and it was worth coming to do. We enjoyed it much more than the Douglas Fir counterpart in BC. What Bill failed to say is that it is managed by the local Aboriginal tribe, and they went to a lot of trouble to erect it without a lot of equipment so as to protect the shallow roots of the trees. It WAS worth coming to see and do, and we also enjoyed the Discovery Walk that takes you on a boardwalk at the base of the trees. They are truly beautiful with huge redwood bases and more interesting tops that the California redwoods - that resemble broccoli spears. We spent about 2 hours mesmerized by these friendly looking giants.
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