Our last long trip during our stay in Busselton was to Augusta a town on the south-west coast
of Western Australia, where the Blackwood River emerges into Flinders Bay. It is the nearest
town to Cape Leeuwin, on the furthest southwest corner of the Australian continent. Augusta
was a summer holiday town for many during most of the twentieth century, but late in the
1990s many people chose to retire to the region for its cooler weather.

The first Europeans to see the area were the Dutch in 1622 who named the nearby Cape
"Landt van de Leeuwin" or Land of the Lioness. Captain Matthew Flinders renamed it
in 1801 as Cape Leeuwin. The town was named in honour of Prince Augustus Frederick,
Duke of Sussex, the sixth son of George III. [Wiki]
Photo (1) taken Flinders Bay.

Best seen in original format.


(2) A couple of fishers returning - Flinders Bay


(3) A boat moored on the Blackwood River