For two weekends a group of us head down to Margaret River, down the west coast. While we are there the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro surfing competition is on, which is great fun to watch, we even got to see the finals. We also go to visit some of the local towns, watch Dave surf and even sleep on the beach.

I have arranged to stay with Debbie in Rockingham through Couch Surfing, despite hearing so much about it, this is the first time I have actually decided to give it a try. So I travel by train where I am greeted by a big hug from Deb and she drives me to her beautiful home. She lives here with her son David and dog Sophie, this is their first month as couch surfing hosts. It really is like joining a family, there seems to be about 4/5 travellers there at any on...

I arrived in sunny Perth early in the morning, to a beautiful day. I took the airport bus to my hostel where I am staying in an 18 bed dorm room. It's not quite a bad as you might think but I do try to spend as much time as possible out of the room, it is just for sleeping. Perth has a free bus network in the city centre so during my first venture to the city I make the most of this service and ride around as if it was a tourist bus. The city centre is quite s...