See photo albums and video related to this blog. So far I have uploaded pictures of Perth City, Fremantle, John Forrest Park, Mount Helena and a video from a football match between Perth Glory and Sydney. I was staying with my old friends Don and Anne Veal in Mount Helena, which is in the Perth Hills some 40km from the city centre. Getting to the city involves either: a) bus to Midland (but only 2 buses in the very early morning and 2 in the evening) then a tra...

(See Photo Album related to this blog.) On Friday 13th I took my latest bike on its first real ride. (I had taken it on a test ride the day before, which ended in a puncture and big fat hailstones - somewhat unusual weather for late spring in these parts.) Mundaring weir is a local tourist attraction. Built to supply water to the goldfield towns. Unlike most UK schemes, the water is pumped uphill from the reservoir to the towns on the plateau above. There is ...