Blogs from Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 180

20th December 2005 Busselton - Donnybrook - Bunbury - Mandurah - Perth * En-route to Bunbury, had a stop at Donnybrook - famed for the fruit orchards. Visited the Old Goldfields fruit orchard but a pity many fruits were still not in season. Listened to an explanation on how apple cider was made. Made purchases there and at the fruit market in Donnybrook town * Lunch @ Bunbury. Wanted to visit the Dolphin Discovery Centre but learned that the dolphins had already come and went in the morning, so we decided against it * Land tour of the beautiful waterfront houses in the town of Mandurah - a beautiful place to stay where almost every household has their own boat to cruise through the waters! * The next 2 nights were spent at Alderney on Hay ... read more

Well what can I say about this place, I see why so many Brits emigrate here. I mean good weather (almost) all year. Clean Golden beaches that stretch for miles and a relaxed atmosphere. The Aussie's have it good and I'm jealous and not afraid to admit it. I went up to Cottosloe on Friday, GMTV film there each year so people can say hi to the folks back home. Young Megan and her friend managed to get on TV. I however decided to go off exploring. Initial thoughts are the place has nothing to offer over than the beach, which in itself is impressive. But I'm told this place is the place to be seen for the young and trendy - rules me out then! Along the shorefront are a couple of bars, which before ... read more

After yesterday's near miss we awoke at 5:45am this morning to get to the beach again for 6am so as to try to get the dolphins again. We waited 3 1/2 hours and only saw them very far out to see using a pair of childrens binoculars we found on the beach. Would have waited longer to see if they came in but had to come to the "office" to get on with a days work and add all the lovely photos you now see on the posts. Still we did see a "sand dolphin" which had got beached ;) ... read more

Hi all, Apologies for the lack of updates and photos. It's been difficult trying to pack everything in, find internet cafes I can use a laptop in and remember to bring my camera cable with me to upload photos all at the same time. As it is, I have yet again forgotten the cable and thus there havent been photos in the latest updates. Rest assured, I have plenty of them in stock and will update and upload accordingly as soon as I remember to put the cable in mylaptop bag - DOH! Anyway, that's all for the moment, hope everyone back home is well and looking forward to xmas / new year, will give you a call xmas day. Lots of Love / Wish you were here Mike... read more

After spending a few days relaxing, we decide our last day in Perth should be spent on Rottnest Island, 2 hour boat ride from Perth. We hired bikes and toured the island, which is made up of lakes and nice scenery. Lots of furry little things running around, Quakkas - cute but vicious if approached! The weather took a turn for the worse today, it was grey and cold to what we are used to, so the snorkelling was given a miss. Great boat ride though. ... read more