Blogs from Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 644

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I invented the term to describe my unexplainable fear of fish in the sea. I love fish on my plate… and I can handle them when I swim in fresh water pool in rivers. But I can’t go snorkeling in the open sea! I did it once years ago in Eilat, but that was the only time. I came here determined to get over that. I know, they are small, they are more scared of me… but I simply couldn’t. I only enjoy the fish when there is thick glass between us, as in an underwater observatory or a glass bottom boat. Well, of course here wasn’t a good place to overcome my fear when I hear about sea snakes (more venomous than land snakes! They say they don’t attack if you don’t harass them, but ... read more

We spent a day at Caversham Wildlife park at the weekend, it was great, it's in the middle of Whiteman Park, about 30KM's North of the city. It houses all different species of Australian animals in a natural surrounding, there aren't many fences (apart from the main one around the park) and most of the animals are free to roam about and that. There's loads to see and you're allowed to interact with the animals, feeding them, racing them, challenging them to jumping competitions etc. We see loads of different things, Cassowary, Lorikeets, Flying Foxes, Koalas, Quokka, Wallabies, Walleroos, Kangadrews, Tasmanian Devils, Kookaburra, Damas, Falcons, Eagles, Busards, Curlew, Dingos, Potteroos, Wombats, Gliders, Camels etc. I'll probably fill in the blanks at a later date but am starving so away to eat a Kangaroo steak, wonder if ... read more

Ok... time has run away with me. I'll do my best to update without boring! During our time in Fremantle, we had two tours of the prison... the first was a scary ghostly torchlight night tour with some other hostelers. We were given a reduced rate for a daylight tour so we went back a week later and were taken on a 'Great Escapes' tour. It was fascinating learning how prisoners plotted escape routes, knocked through walls etc. In an attempt to keep fit, we force ourselves to swim or jog a few times a week. A children's playground near the Old Firestation proved most useful for pull-ups, press-ups and allsorts - even in the rain!! It was lovely having a beached section to jog next to. We made a few feeble attempts at car shopping, ... read more

It was our friend Pam's birthday so we all went to quazar, i'm sure my gun wasn't working properly i seemed to be getting shot far too many times, but it was fun. Off to the sail and anchor for drinks afterwards. 01/06/05 Pinch punch first day of the month!, still in Fremantle and that night we went on a torchlight tour of the old fremantle prison, it was a really interesting tour learning about all the ghosts that roam the prison and having actors jump out at you, i think the girls found it more scary than me though!! Have been spending this week doing random jobs like gardening and window cleaning (anything to pay the rent), and spending the rest finding out about buying cars over here. We need to escape as we are ... read more