We arrived back in Perth after our morning with the Dolphins and headed to Nat (Sophie's sister in law) and Greg's. Was great to see them again and also Belinda and Josh. We soon got chatting out on the veranda and forgot the time so were just leaving as Dad phoned to say he had his baggage and was waiting for us outside the airport! He soon texted back to say he would wait inside with the air conditioning! So we eventually got him collected and settled back on t...

The South West was an awesome introduction to Australia, with undoubtedly the most stunning beaches that we have seen yet (we're now in Broome!). Each beach got better and better, and surprisingly, considering it was peak season, they were pretty much deserted. The sun shone every day, but we were lucky that WA is famous for windsports in summer, so there was always a strong, cool breeze blowing, and wind or kitesurfing to watch. Unfortunately we didn't have enou...

Due to our late afternoon arrival at Perth airport, we had decided to spend our first night in Perth before hiring a car and heading down the South West coast the next morning. After catching the bus to the Barracks we were staying in, we walked the short distance into downtown Perth for a wander around, before heading back ready for our early start the next morning!