Perth

21st November

Today on our way south toward Margaret River, we called into King’s Park, where we wandered through the Botanical Gardens. It showcases all the state’s trees and wildflowers and has great views over the river and Perth’s city centre.

 

Perth seems like a beautiful city, but we are just not ready to be in a city yet!! We will come back again another time, but this time was just a fleeting visit. The main purpose of stopping in Perth was to catch up with friends.

We had 2 great nights with Dicko and Rosie and their little boys. They live in one of Perth’s northern suburbs. It was really lovely to catch up with them!! We had a bbq on the night we arrived and were treated with some locally caught crayfish.

 

We spent a day at Hilarys where Dicko’s dad has his yacht moored. The boys enjoyed looking around the boat before we headed to the yacht club for lunch. Later we wandered around the marina which has lots of shops and restaurants and large areas of parkland and swimming areas. It’s a very popular place for locals and tourists to head for a day out.

 

 

 

From Dicko’s we headed about half an hour inland to Bullsbrook, near the Swan Valley, to spend a night with Kaye and Vinn on the farm. When we arrived, the boys fed the cow and horses.

 

 

We spent the afternoon visiting the chocolate factories in the Swan Valley. The boys liked the free tastings and the cool sculptures made from chocolate. We bought a few goodies to put away for Christmas.

 

 

We had lovely night, enjoying Kaye and Vinn’s company over a few drinks and a beautiful home cooked roast. We finished the night by the fire under the stars.