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Northam sounds well worth a visit and I’d especially like to spend a night in that Dukes hotel!
Hi Carole, Yes, I think you’d love it, and I bet Dukes has a few stories to tell 🙂
Northam WA sounds oh so nice. A lovely place to walk through slowly. I could the feel the relaxed, friendly vibe in the town through your description.
Thank you Donna 🙂 Yes, it’s definitely a slow-walk breathe in the ambiance kind of place.
What a lovely post. I so enjoyed reading it.
Thank you Lyn. I’m really glad. I loved writing a more thoughtful post rather than 10 things to do.
Your writing really took me along with you, right down to the noise of the cicadas! Northampton WA sounds lovely.
Oh thank you Rachel. I’m so glad to hear that 🙂
I must say Northam is a place we have only passed through. Yes, we have walked over the suspension bridge and gone to the visitor centre, but that is about it. It looks like Northam might be another town I have to add to my list of places to linger a little longer.The hotel you stayed in looks like it’s been lovingly restored. We actually have stayed over night years ago when my husband bought us a balloon flight for an anniversary present. There are so many lovely little towns to explore in WA Jo. We just have to make the effort to stop. Happy travels.
Hi Jill, yes I agree, it’s making the effort to stop isn’t it. In WA it’s easy because of vast distances to just keep driving to your ultimate holiday destination, or whatever, and whizz past or through country towns. Northam is definitely a place for you to get inspired photographing more.
Gotta love a good ol’ country town pub #teamlovinlife
Yes, there’s just a totally different feel to a city pub, hey Leanne.
In country towns in general people seem to have more time to talk to strangers and while away the time with them. In Sydney everyone always seems to be rushed with no time for anything!
Northam sounds and looks like a lovely and quaint town to visit.
Ingrid
Hi Ingrid, yes it seems that city life does make people intent on their own rush and hurry. Country towns probably give us a little more space to breathe and be nice to each other!
I recognise that bridge! I didn’t remember the name of the place though until I saw your post. We must have stopped there on our way out west to Wave Rock & Kalgoorlie 🙂
Oh that’s lovely Janet. Yes, I expect that’s the very route you took to Kalgoorlie.
Johanna, thank you for sharing your experiences in our town. We love it here too and it was fantastic to read your positive story.
Hello Anna, thank you so much. Everyone I spoke too said how much they loved living in Northam – so I’m in no doubt that it is a lovely place to live. Thanks for popping by and reading my story 🙂
It’s the best lesson ever!!
And how funny we learn these things when we go other places!!!
XOXO
Jodie
Lol! I know Jodie – it’s as if going somewhere else opens up another mind’s eye 🙂
What a lovely town Jo. I love the old pub and the fact that the townfolk were homely and friendly. I agree, about the slice of lemon with tea. Why isn’t it offered more often?
Hi Kathy, it’s rarely offered – I agree, it would be nice to have lemon offered more often with tea, especially in hot weather. Maybe places are short of lemons – lol! Thank you Northam I say!
Wow – another lovely looking location in WA. I’m collecting quite a list of them that I want to visit. Thanks so much for taking us around Northam Jo. I had never heard of it before. How interesting that there are white swans there when black swans are so renown in WA and interesting to know that the town is known for ballooning! My bucket list of places I want to visit in WA is growing day by day. I am going to have to visit again soon! lol #TeamLovinLife
Thank you Min 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed it, and hope you come back to WA soon 🙂