Blogs from Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 640

A trip to Pemberton and we arrive at the amazing Tingle Tree Forrest. It is basically a suspension bridge constructed among the tops of some very large and very old trees. It was a bit weird being among the tree tops, a place where you would never normally get a perspective on life from.... read more

Finances = Green Fitness = Green(ish) Relationship = Green Arguments = None (since last blog!) Greetings from Albany, Western Australia. Albany is on the south coast of Oz and is quite a large town. Compared to some of the backwaters we've been staying in, it's the height of civilisation to us!! Over the last ten days we have been really lucky with the weather. Considering its winter out here and the wettest winter Australia has had for about 7 years, we have been fortunate to see lots of sun and very little rain. Since leaving Perth (for the second time!) we have covered the south western corner of Oz. The scenery is quite different to the north, much greener and lusher. There are also more people. On average, per 100km, we now meet about ten cars ... read more

Last day in WA Everybody is at work Quiet day at home. Today is my last day in Perth and I have a few things to do like catch up on my blog, pack my bags, burn photos to CD (I think I have 1GB to transfer!), knit a baby toque/beanie for Sarah's friend who will be having twins shortly, and of course eat. haha I took it pretty easy and did a little knitting and watched a bit of morning television while having a bowl of cereal. Then I showered and washed up before booting up the computer. Bummer that there was a problem with the internet connection but no worries I have lots of photos to organize and burn to disk. Judging by the number of pics I already have (almost 5000!) I'm gonna ... read more

Washing repairman Bang on door! Did I sleep in? Nope. He is early. I thought that I was going to have to wait around for the washing machine repairman between 9AM and noon but at 7:26 this morning I heard a bang on the door. My first thought was that I had slept in! The Dina's purchased a new washer and it was delivered on Saturday and everyday since then it has been leaking water. Typical, at first the repairman didn't see any leaking and eventually after a lot of searching he discovered a crack in the bowl! So now a new washer is on the way. After a little knitting, watching breakfast TV programs, eating breakfast and showering up I made my way to the computer in hopes of updating my blog. I had good ... read more

Met up with Karen Eggs Benedict are yummy Good laughs all around. Sarah and I drove out to Fremantle to meet up with Karen on “Cappucino Avenue”. Tons of cafes and restaurants line the streets. The restaurant where we met Karen was pretty busy so we crossed the street and went over to Benny’s another busy place but we were able to get a table easily. We chatted, we ate, we wandered. We also did a bit of a walk around the shops and the markets. I didn’t buy too much - a couple of cards - just did a lot of browsing. We had a little fun in the $2 store in the kids section to see what I could pick up as a gift for Adam. There were these planes (three of them) for ... read more