Today The wife and I and a couple of the girls went on a drive through Jarrahdale, Nth Dandalup, and Marrinup POW Camp, first time visiting Marrinup POW Camp, It was a funny day today weatherwise it was Sunny, then Raining and Sunny again on and off for most of the day, anyway our first stop was at the Jarrahdale POW Camp I regularly go for a drive here to have a look around its dissappointing to see how much the place has deteriorated since my first visit here in the Early 2000's I think it was around 2004 when I found it online while researching for some places to take photos and go for a hike, there will be updates of this area in future posts, I spend a bit of time exploring the Jarrahdale Bush on my days off.
Here is a few snaps from todays trip at Jarrahdale POW Camp
After a short walk around the camp we headed towards Nth dandalup Dam picking up Lunch on the way to eat at the dam. I enjoy being at Nth Dandalup Dam its a nice place and always well maintained with Toilets and a Picnic Area
Here is a couple from Todays Trip
After staying here for a while we went towards Marrinup, after folowing maps and a scenic drive down Scarp rd we come across the road to the Marrinup Campsite and arriving at the POW Camp Shortly after, its seems a bit bigger than the Jarradale one and some of the roads were a little rough getting there but we are the end of winter so the tracks are a little worse for wear, I must look up the history of this at some point.
Here is a few From The Marrinup POW Camp
As we were leaving the POW camp there was a car that flew past up nearly went off the road trying to dodge it so there is not a very wide track out, few seconds after there was a dog chasing after the car my first thought was thats a wierd way to walk a dog but as I was leaving the dog had stopped and was just wandering around, the horrible though that came across my mind is that that poor dog has just been dumped by the owner as they drove off really quick not considering other users of the road. I am just hoping that this happens regularly and it is just a way of Exercising/Training there dog and not the latter.
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