We continued South to Pemberton which is in the Southern Forests. The karri trees are easily recognisable as they are amazingly tall and have very few branches. The Diamond Tree was used as a bushfire lookout and is 52m high. I’m sure the steel ladder breaks every health and safety rule, although they say no-one has ever fallen but two people have died from heart attacks after climbing. It was a very cold day and the rungs were wet and slippy so we decided it probably wasn’t the best idea to go all the way up to the lookout.
Although the trout fishing wasn’t successful, we did eat marron for the first time while we were in Pemberton. We bought a couple live from a marron farm and they were pretty feisty. We put them in the freezer for half an hour to slow them down and then put them in a pot of boiling water for about 10 minutes.
Dipped in garlic butter with some fresh bread, they were absolutely delicious.
