After leaving Perth we travelled south to Bunbury stopping there for lunch. It looked like a great spot. We travelled further south but a little east into the southern forests, the countryside becoming increasingly hilly and bushy with clearings for cattle and sheep farms, gorgeous, green and lush. We travelled through a gorgeous little town called Nannup which we would love to come back to one day. There were old pubs and cottages and the streets were lined with...

Our week in Perth was long awaited and we were all extremely excited to be arriving for a visit with my brother, Wud/Mat, his beautifully round (pregnant) wife Gem, and their very gorgeous dog George. We were also excited to be living in a house again, what a treat! The boys were especially chuffed to have their own rooms and special beds, plus little goodie bags and gifts left for them by Nannette from her last visit. We had the house to ourselves for a few hour...

On our one full day in Port Denison we set off on scooters (boys) and Ben and I on foot around the waterfront again, this time following the path right around the bay and beach to the skate park where we spent quite a bit of time. It had been ages since they had been on their scooters so they made good use of them! It was a stunning, warm, sunny Sunday and for some reason smelled divine, of cut grass, ocean and fish and chips. We worked our way slowly back to the...

Even though our weather was dreadful in Kalbarri, we loved the place! It is such a pretty, peaceful town. We had strong winds and scuds of rain for two days but we got out and about when we could. We went for walks and played at the parks and beach. We drove through the beautiful National park looking at all the different cliff faces, they were stunning. On our way out of Kalbarri we drove into a Principality in Australia! I didn't even know there was one! It's c...

The next morning we set off to explore the National park at the top of the peninsula. What an amazing and unspoilt place. Our first stop was an old sheep station where we could walk through the well-kept shearing shed and quarters. Ben's dramatisation of the cycle of the shearing was priceless! Then we had a quick look at Big Lagoon. Driving out of there we were amazed to find a thorny devil on the track! It is so rare to see one in the wild as they are so well c...