Blogs from Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 189

If you are a dolphin lover go to Monkey Mia, you don't need to be able to swim as the dolphins come into the beach usually about three times a day. It is supervised but everybody gets to stand there while many dolphins come swimming around, it's a lovely experience and you can really connect with them. West Australia has beautiful sunshine as well, without the humidity which is a bonus!! You take a smaller plane from Perth to get there and once there you can either do cabin type accommodation or backpackers etc.... read more

Thank God it’s a touch cooler today. Yesterday it was close to boiling point. And that wasn’t talking about the temperature. Yesterday, Western Power (WA’s energy provider) ordered all AirCon off in business and residential areas. I for one was astonished at how an energy provider could not provide for its customers at this time of need (due to the excessive climate) but then again you’d think of other energy sources that can use this climate, i.e. solar power. Seriously though…KNOBOLOGY! Some rep was outside of Western Power today, frantically speaking to the media as we passed on the Red Cat (Central Area Transit) bus. It’s one of three free bus routes in the FTZ (Free Transit Zone) of Perth-where all public transport travel is free. We stop off first at Queens Garden to look ... read more

Also getting on in Kalgoorlie was an Irish backpacker and I didn’t like my chances of being able to sleep upright tonight. I didn’t have the space I needed firstly and secondly all of Monday (to Kalgoorlie) I slept a lot as well! Anyhow, the hours are rolling by, the K’s are too and as I walk through the train, there are a few hardy types that just can’t make their eyes close either! One of them is Simon, a guy who used to live in Perth nearly 25 years ago and chased his dream of being a musician up and down the East Coast, trying to start up gigs where everyone would come down with an instrument and jam. He’d been trying as recently as in Byron, but without patronage there was no money, with ... read more

I had decided to leave life in beautiful Frankland on the 13th of August to allow for a weekend of fun in Perth before beginning my adventure up the west coast. This happened to be a Friday. Normally I am not a superstitious person, but this day has changed my perception. Naturally, before I could leave Frankland I had to have a bit of a farewell bash. And, naturally, this involved me having one or two drinks too many (ie. getting rottenly drunk and not recalling a whole lot of the evening’s events). Not to worry!!! It has happened before and I have no doubt it will happen again!!!! None the less it was a little concerning to wake up in the morning with not much recollection of the previous night and no idea how I ... read more

A blog entry with Bon Scott and Mick Dundee This, the second blog from my trip in Australia in 1995, pretty much covers the second month I spent there. Adelaide I clearly remember that I wasn't very fond of Adelaide. I stayed only a very short time there and I saw very little. The only thing I saw in Adelaide that I'll mention here is South Australian Museum. There were two really cool exhibits there: one was the leg of a dinosaur and the other a really large meteorite. I think it might be the largest meteorite ever found in Australia. Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island is an island just off the coast to the south of Adelaide. I decided to take a tour there and that was a good decision since a tour is a good ... read more