Busselton  -  Some warm weather at last!  27C - Sunny and blue skies

Went for a bike ride along the coastal bike path this morning.  It wound in and out of the bush along the coast.

Busselton is a lovely town with a nice feel to it.  It has, of course, a pioneering history with timber being one of the main industry over the years.

Historic - Bussleton Police Quarters

The historic Court House

Cemeteries are always a source of historical interest.  We found the gravestone below in the Busselton Pioneer Cemetery.

Gravestone in the Pioneer Cemetery
Note where he was born

Busselton Tourist Information Centre

During the morning we drove up to Bunbury to have a look around and find a good caravan park to move to after Bussleton. Bunbury is only 50km north of Bussleton. It was a lovely morning and we spent some time on the lovely beach.

I finally discovered the meaning of all the town names that ended in "up".  I was correct in thinking there was an aboriginal connection.  Apparently "up" means - "place of" - here are some examples...

Balingup             Honor of a native warrior

Boyup Brook      Place of smoke (buyu)

Carbunup            Place of shags (NO! not what you thought - it means cormorants)

Cowaramup        Place of the purple crowned lorikeet (kowara)

Dwellingup        Place of nearby water

Nornalup            Place of Norns (tiger snakes)

Pinjarra              Place of many Jarrah trees/swamp trees struck by lightening

Meelup               Place of the Moon

Yallingup           Place of Love

Yanchep             Place where the rush (yanget) grows

There are many, many more.

Place names ending in -up generally refer to the south west

Place names ending in -in refer to the north