18 Feb: Bluff Knoll ---> Perth

+Jill and I woke up at The Lily - the place in south Western Australia with a Dutch windmill - and cooked our eggs from the breakfast basket. We also enjoyed the fresh spelt grain bread from spelt milled right in the windmill. The owner built it himself over a 6 year period after hand cleaning bricks recovered from a fire. He also plays sax and has a few CDs, one of which was playing in our room when we arrived.
 
We were the 2nd car in the lot to hike up Bluff Knoll - 2500 feet of relentless elevation gain in 3.1 km. We arrived at the summit moments after the 4 people from the other vehicle. They spotted us pull into the lot and saw us catching them. I think it motivated them to keep things moving. We exchanged some stories and took photos at the top for each other.

After the walk down, we went to the Bluff Knoll Cafe and the owner said we looked better than most people after the walk to the top and back. He cooked us some lunch and then we started the almost 5 hour drive back to Perth.

We stopped at a cafe at the beach for dinner and a sunset. This was good and also gave us the chance to spot an island which we asked about. Rottnest, known as "Rotto" to locals, is out there and cooler on hot days. We might have to go given the heat in the forecast.