Rang mum to see how the angiogram went, and all is basically well, but some precautions to take. Headed for AQWA today - north of Perth near Hillary's. Being school holidays, it was full of small children, but it was really well done. I've not been to an aquarium for a long time - this one had a moving footpath running through the fantastic walk through aquarium, full of sharks and fish and turtles and rays, all of them coming very close. Being able to see them ...

Another quiet day - decided to go for a drive after lunch, heading for a cheese tasting place at Harvey, and I thought we could stop at Dwellingup to look at a forest centre and wood product shop. But everything, even the information centre, was closed until Wednesday. Continued on to the cheese tasting place, which for some reason had a pair of very personable camels- not sure of the connection with cheese making.....but they were entertaining! Stopped at a stam...

Another latish start - le tour has a lot to answer for. Had arranged to meet Sharon Jones at Fremantle Prison, so we got there a little early and wandered around the welcome wall at the Maritime Museum - as far as we know Ross' dad first spent time in Fremantle when he migrated in 1950 and only later made his way to Sydney. It was a lovely day, although still with a chill in the air. I had forgotten that Australia hosted the America's Cup defense in 1987, and so...

Quiet day - a few loads of washing, well as much as would fit on the very minimalist clothes horse. After lunch Ross and I went for a walk northwards along the beach paths. Not a brilliant beach day, and the wind got up fairly strongly on the return leg. The boys discovered the pool table in the games room and had a fine time. For Jon : stir fried chicken and hokkien noodles, followed by triple caramel ice cream with Tim tams.

Awoke to a thundery, stormy wet morning. Decided to take in a cave so as to stay dryish and headed off to Lake Cave. The signs of storm damage from the tornado a few weeks ago are still in evidence - lots of big trees on the ground. took in the cave tour at 9.30 with another family of 3 much younger boys. The cave was essentially just a big cavern with lots of formations - very pretty and very alive, although the water table is receding inexplicably and they are ...