Blogs from Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Hey readers! Today started with a race. Me, against the clouds. I had a slightly earlier start than most days as i made my way on the train to Mandurah, which is around 50km south of Perth. The guidebook suggested going there so i did. Now i have to admit, my first impressions having travelled for an hour were not overly impressive, however they were quickly changed. From the train station i made my way by courtesy bus to the foreshore area where things immediately began to perk up. I quickly found the board walk, around the harbour past some cool cafes etc, yes more cool cafes, before finding the madurah marina. Mandurah marina...well its a very swich place, lots of nice apartment buildings etc, as well as a cool indoor market of gifts etc and ... read more

Finally we arrived, late, tired and wet to a huge hug and over excited auntie who had been waiting for an hour in arrivals. The drive back seemed to go on forever because we were soo tired. Having landed at half three in the morningwe didn't make it to a bed until nearly six! Waking up the next morning was hard work and so we stayed in it for as long as we could until we were wrenched from it with the promise of the beach and a great sunset into the Indian ocean. It was most impressive. What was even more so was the T-bone steak i consumed later (Thanks John). The following day saw us trip (early) into Mandurah, the temperature soured as we got outside, majorly hot. For this reason we headed to ... read more

Hi everyone, We are in Singapore at the moment and felt we should really update our blog to keep you all up to where we are. 1st October - we spent a lovely couple of days in Mandurah for my birthday, one to celebrate and one to recover - twas awesome. Ask Ria about the "number 11" from the restaurant! Onwards we went south, roughly along the coast. Stopped at all the major places including, Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Albany, Valley of The Giants, and loads of cool places inbetween. We camped out for free mainly and cooked dinner over bush barbecues and generally had a very "outdoors" experience. Over the last few days however it started to rain and we decided to head back to Perth sharpish. Our last days in Perth we sorted out ... read more

Well the four weeks in WA went so much quickly than I thought it would. Catching up with my family and friends has been great but it's gone way too quickly. I did get to catch up and Sim and I did get to be tourists at the Roundhouse in Freo .............. It was so nice to be home and go to some of my favourite places, but I really should have made the effort to see more. But with travel insurance, bank accounts, organising accommodation for when I get to the UK, and seeing people (and all those sleep-ins) there just wasn't enough time. Thanks everyone for helping me get into holiday mode (no Trevor it wasn't that hard for me) and we'll have to make sure we keep in touch. There will be lots ... read more