Friday, March 21, 2008
SUMMER IN PERTH
The only way I can tell the story of our time in Perth is through pictures. Our first sight seeing day was spent in Kings Park which is situated right in the centre of Perth city overlooking the beautiful Swan River.
All too soon Christmas day was upon us. As usual 40 degree heat, lots of pressies and an enormous amount of food.
Boxing day was even hotter so we drove down to Rockingham Beach. The beach was packed with families trying to escape the 44 degree heat. We drove around to Point Peron and spent a wonderful hour snorkeling in the crystal clear water.
Dave and Jeanette took us on a tour of Fremantle. We had a lovely walk around "Freo" visiting the markets and looking at all the old buildings. The town was buzzing with people. We stopped for fish and chips overlooking the marina.
Before we knew it we were seeing in the new year. Dave and Jeanette had a few friends over for dinner and we all saw in the New Year together. We had been filling our time playing bowls a couple of days a week at various clubs nearby. Early January we decided to escape the heat of Perth for a few days at the beach. We hitched up the van and headed south through Mandurah to the small beachside village of Binningup. We had a lovely couple of days swimming and just relaxing in the shady caravan park. Twistie loved the walks along the beach.
Back in Perth we were finally getting some work done on the van. All the panels were being replaced after the hail damage we had in Tassie last February. We moved into Dave and Jeanette's house for a week while the van was away. The repairs were good, thank goodness for insurance!
Late January we finally got to dive Rottnest Island. Long story, we had tried several times before with the WA Uni club but their boat broke down. The day was good and the boat was good. We had a nice trip across and we were in the water by 10am. Unfortunately the viz was down although we did enjoy the two dives and a BBQ lunch. The wind picked up on the way home and it was a fairly rough trip.
Our stay in Perth for the summer finally came to an end on 30th January. We are now on our way to discover the south west region of Western Australia.
The only way I can tell the story of our time in Perth is through pictures. Our first sight seeing day was spent in Kings Park which is situated right in the centre of Perth city overlooking the beautiful Swan River.
All too soon Christmas day was upon us. As usual 40 degree heat, lots of pressies and an enormous amount of food.
Boxing day was even hotter so we drove down to Rockingham Beach. The beach was packed with families trying to escape the 44 degree heat. We drove around to Point Peron and spent a wonderful hour snorkeling in the crystal clear water.
Dave and Jeanette took us on a tour of Fremantle. We had a lovely walk around "Freo" visiting the markets and looking at all the old buildings. The town was buzzing with people. We stopped for fish and chips overlooking the marina.
Before we knew it we were seeing in the new year. Dave and Jeanette had a few friends over for dinner and we all saw in the New Year together. We had been filling our time playing bowls a couple of days a week at various clubs nearby. Early January we decided to escape the heat of Perth for a few days at the beach. We hitched up the van and headed south through Mandurah to the small beachside village of Binningup. We had a lovely couple of days swimming and just relaxing in the shady caravan park. Twistie loved the walks along the beach.
Back in Perth we were finally getting some work done on the van. All the panels were being replaced after the hail damage we had in Tassie last February. We moved into Dave and Jeanette's house for a week while the van was away. The repairs were good, thank goodness for insurance!Late January we finally got to dive Rottnest Island. Long story, we had tried several times before with the WA Uni club but their boat broke down. The day was good and the boat was good. We had a nice trip across and we were in the water by 10am. Unfortunately the viz was down although we did enjoy the two dives and a BBQ lunch. The wind picked up on the way home and it was a fairly rough trip.
Our stay in Perth for the summer finally came to an end on 30th January. We are now on our way to discover the south west region of Western Australia.
