http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Western Australia , Perth , Perth Hills en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 06:10:23 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:10:23 +0000 Plans to head north are on hold just a bit longer as we wait until Friday to get a few running repairs on the van39s pop top completed. Still there39s plenty to see and do.On Tuesday we decided to go to the flicks to see The Avengers and all in all a pretty entertaining movie to see on the big screen.On Wednesday morning we headed up to John Forrest National Park to have a look at what was o http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-714825.html Completely exhausted.Our flight this morning out of Adelaide wasn39t too early so we still had time to pack and do a speed clean at Shay and Jackie39s without getting up with the street lights still on.Shay had the day off and took us to the airport in the morning which was nice as it gave me more time to hang out with my little sis. I thought there might have been an ulterior motive in offe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-714450.html Our flight to Adelaide was not until late afternoon so we took a drive to nearby Kalamunda in the Perth foothills. If I had to draw a parallel with a location in Adelaide I would have to say that this town is very much like Stirling in the Adelaide Hills.There were plenty of little shops and book stores along the main drag to keep us amused and the best bit of the morning was having a coffee at a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-714444.html Our return to the City of Churches is fast approaching so we decided to spend the final few stages of phase one of the around Australia trip pottering around and doing not a lot of anything in particular. Oh and don39t worry the return trip to Adelaide is just a short one for a wedding and related festivities so the blogs and photos of our travels will continue.Saturday was spent simply enjo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-713642.html A few samples http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-709163.html Photos http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-708516.html On Tuesday we needed to remedy a problem we had inadvertently created by failing to leave the house key with the owners from the house sit in Bunbury. Off we headed midmorning for another drive to the southwest but the weather remained perfect and we arrived in Bunbury just before lunch. After returning the key pottering around the main street and having some lunch we headed back to Forrestfi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-707699.html Just off the main street in York is a swing bridge across the local river and we walked over and back and took in the morning views.The main street itself is something to behold. In the end it was arguably the most enjoyable couple of hours spent on this journey.Only an hour out of Perth this is a local tourist spot that enjoys the weekend crowds similar to Hahndorf. The town has done everything r http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-705736.html G39day guys and gals here we are upside down and strewth is it hot out there And where39d all these creepy crawlies come from Well our first month away has flown by but we39ve been filling our time well.The flight from Dubai to Perth was a long one but gave us plenty of opportunity to catch up on films and stock up on 39free39 booze drinks. Though if I39d fully appreciate http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-689962.html Off we hopped back up to Perth for Australia Day with the PerthAussie Farnhams. A national holiday celebrated on 26thJanuary this date commemorates the arrival of the British first fleet to establish a colony at Sydney Cove in 1788. The date is controversial to some Australians particularly those indigenous aborigines leading to it being called various alternatives such as Invasion Day and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-684369.html Friday 29th April dawned and as with yesterday we had nothing particular planned for the day except that was to be back at the caravan by about 5pm so that we could watch a certain wedding that was due to take place on the other side of the world. On the spur of the moment we decided to catch the bus from outside of the caravan park into the centre of Perth. I checked the bus timetable we http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-608980.html sitting here procrastinating not doing uni work trying to figure out how this blog works. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-545046.html Wednesday 30 June 2010For anyone planning to ship their car whatever you do make sure you build into your itinerary additional time to cope with the delays that packing customs and clearance will take. Here we are finally about to start our final long leg of this epic journey from London to Sydney. The car is sitting in the driveway in Kalamandu of our newly made friends Sandra and Jack Reffe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-510801.html So here I am. I believe it's been 3 and a bit months since I posted something on Travelblog and one of the reasons I'm posting THIS is because I've been enjoying reading through the things I posted in the past. Geocities closed in October and so my rather large website was forced offline. I saved just about all of the last 12 years to an external hard drive so I look forward to putting it all back http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-462873.html Its now been 17 months since we left UK to start a new life in Australia... 17 months It has gone so fast...In that short space of time we have Gone through a strict selection criteria for a house and subsequently entered into a rather large mortgage.....bought a car exchanged the car renovated more than 12 of the house including building an interior wall and knocking down another 3..bo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-Hills/blog-389371.html