http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Western Australia , Fremantle en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:00 +0000 ... leider nur 20 Minuten GratisZeit nach dem Login jetzt schon nur noch 15 hier in Alice Springs sonst wirds teuer mit dem internetten Unser gestriger Tag in Fremantle war ein wirkliches Highlight. Eine einstndige hochamsante Fhrenfahrt ber den SwanRiver ... der Kapitn ein echter Entertainer mit HaraldSchmidtQualitten hat eine geile KabarettShow abgezogen. Wir kennen j http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-779943.html Het is lang geleden dat ik dit heb gedaan. Ik weet nog wel hoe het moet maar toch denk ik over alles 3 keer na. Goede achtknoop gelegd check. Karabiner bij mijn partner dicht check. Aan hetzelfde touw vast check. Met mijn ogen loop ik nog eens de route na en adem diep in. Berg hier kom ik. Mountains are the means the man is the end. The goal is not to reach the tops of mountains but to imp http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-774923.html I rose from my bed early Wednesday morning caught a bus into town connecting with the Fremantle train around 8 am when we arrived at Freo we went for a vegetarian breakfast at Dome. Unfortunately for us none of the museums were open yet so we visited the Round House first before moving on to the excellent Shipwreck Museum near the Marina which featured the wreck of the Batavia and then the equall http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-774574.html Perth FremantleWe arrived early in Freemantle and were able to leave the ship by 1100. We hooked up with Frances and Susan Aussie sisters and made our way to the train a short 15minute walk. It was interesting to watch the towns go by and strange to see immaculate stations and lively areas around the tracks. No trash or dilapidated buildings here. This place is booming. There is construct http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-755391.html What has been going on the past 5 weeks which are also the first 5 weeks of my trip to Australia WA Perth area.I flew through Singapore had a 19 hour lay over...I must say Singapore hasn39t impressed me at all Besides saying that the airport is massive with really convenient beds for napping and other companies can learn something about hospitality from Singapore Airlines I39ll post http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-751120.html Well yesterday we took the bus and then the train to get into Perth City Centre to check out what Perth has to offer. We had read in our Lonely Planet guide which is starting to be our travel bible that Kings Park was supposed to be one of its highlights.So get to Perth and another bus needed to be taken to get to the Park. The park main attractions were its botanical gardens and its lotterywest f http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-745962.html Well we have arrived in Western Australia and after a good nights sleep we decided that we should go and explore Fremantle which is where we are staying around 35 minutes outside Perth. I decided that I would not book us a hotel as they are so expensive over here and found this great little cottage on the internet. Wow what a place and it even has its own kitchen. Which I know sounds silly but we http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-745662.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtFreemantleMum and I flew back to Perth. James and Dad were already there because they had caught an earlier flight and thought they were so cool. Mum watched a movie called the Black Balloon on the plane and cried because the family in the movie reminded her of our family. One of the kids was normal and the other one had autism. When we got back http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-744808.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtCarnarvon The best part about Carnarvon is that I made a really good friend there. His name was Maverick. We used my games like Skylanders Mario 2012 Olympics Games on his Wii. He had a pet galah. I used to make him dance by bending up and down. There was a new space center that was opened by Buzz Adlerian. We took Maverick with us. We got to si http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-744805.html Not much to report on Day 4 but preparations Typical in a way I suppose it all comes down to the last day to get our house in order Camping supplies food and anything we thought wed need we scraped together today.First stop was Harvey Norman to Price an inverter to charge laptops off the 12V cigarette lighter in the car A vital tool for the modern day backpackers We were a bit suspicious w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-730702.html Sightseeing was the focus of Day 3 and hopefully there will be plenty more to be done based on the success of today We started off with a drive along the Port of Fremantle taking in the boat yards and cranes along with the quaint town of Freo itself.Next stop was Kings Park. After 3 months in Perth I still hadnt been to Kings Park and with Coley now in tow it was the perfect oppor http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-730682.html Day 2 of Colman and Gaffers Most Bogus Adventures is the day that the car actually came into our ownership. The pair of us it could be said maybe overindulged in Fremantle the night before. We were possibly celebrating the purchase of our new car or maybe Colman was introducing himself slowly to the Aussie way of life again after his stint in the Philippines. Either way Day 2 started off wit http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-730674.html Day 1 of Colman and Gaffers Most Bogus Adventures isnt going to be the most exciting entry you will read on this blog but we said we would start from the start and so thats what we39re doing Day one was the day that the car was bought The car was a vital part of this trip and so after a lot of research basically lounging around Sean Emer39s sitting room looking on gumtree we foun http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-730449.html Saturday the 28th the day after we returned from the big road trip Susan had to work for the afternoon. She drove me down to Fremantle which is the working port Prth is actually a few miles upriver. I wandered a bit watching a wedding party get assembled studying a 39for hire39 portable brick oven and visited the train station. Then it began to rain so I sought out an indoor kind of http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-714271.html After spending a couple of days in Perth it was time to head to the sea side so with our bags packed we caught the train to Fremantle and checked in to the pirates backpacker hostel.With our bags dropped off we started wandering around. As its Easter weekend we timed it well with street performers filling the majority of the streets. We Jo also managed to find the market with lots of food and c http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-706822.html 6 January 15 March 2012 Well our time at Coogee has finally come to an end. Looking back on our time living on the other side I have some mixed but mostly happy memories bubbling to the surface. It has been a memorable experience living on the western side of the continent albeit only for a short time. All in all it has been 78 months in two separate stints living over in Coogee. The lo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-691275.html Sorry we have been bad bloggers while in New Zealand. We packed a lot into our short time there.Arriving in Christchurch in the middle of the night our tent was vacuumed before we were let loose on the New Zealand flora and forna. We then had to walk a mile to get to our car rental thats the service you get when you choose an 39el chepo39 car and it really was 39chepo39 many dents an http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-686212.html First impressions of Perth when we landed were the vastness of the sky its blueness and the brightness of the light. Artists come here to seek out this crisp dazzling light I gather it is quite startling. The other shocker was the heat it was only 7am in the morning but we certainly felt out of place in our fleeces and jeans in the 25 degree heat not as bad as others who had ugg boots on http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-681871.html Nice and cool conditions to start the day so we decided to head out for a ride destination Swan Valley. As we drove towards Perth the cloud cover started to clear and it began to warm up but given the early start we were good to go. The Guildford Information Centre provided some very good maps of the Swan Valley region and the staff were extra helpful so we set out on a 16 km bike ride. The Swa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-681769.html Well the first house sit has gone well. We quickly figured out that walking the dogs twice a day prevented 530 am wake up calls from the restless crew so that39s been good on two fronts sleep and extra exercise. The itinerary has been reasonably quiet this week but we39re up early and have always kept ourselves occupied. The creature comforts of home have been welcomed especially as the m http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Fremantle/blog-681546.html