Back in Perth we were fortunate enough to be able to stay at Dave and Marnie's. God was it nice not to have to stay in a hostel for a few days?!They were great hosts - drinks in Fremantle finished by karaoke one night, a true Aussie BBQ the next (complete with Ali getting his chest waxed), followed by a lovely roast dinner! Hmmmmm!In between all this eating, we managed a (very) quick day trip over to Rottnest Island where we saw a few Quokkas (the cute marsupials...

It's bloody pissing it down when we arrive - the first rain in almost 2 months apparently! How's that for timing?! Thankfully, the next day was back to normal....sunshine!Ali was still unable to walk properly so we slowly limped around the sights of Perth. I think I was a little too tough on Ali though - making him walk for miles and miles! Still, he should have said no!Anyway, we managed to meet up with a friend of my cousin who now lives in Oz with his Aussie w...