We decided not to go to Rottnest today as the weather was rather overcast again. We drove to Kings Park and walked around there. Kings Park is situated on Mount Eliza scarp and looks over the city of Perth and the Swan River. The views are fantastic and on a sunny day show the Swan River in all its glory. The Botanical Gardens display a variety of Australian flora and fauna from different areas of Western Australia. There was a new part that had been developed si...

Not a lot to report today and we haven't done anything to warrant taking a photo. So I have included a photo of the beautiful sunset from yesterday. It has been very cloudy and a little cooler. This morning we just lazed around and this afternoon we went to one of the local shopping centres to buy Adam a new computer ready for when they go back to school tomorrow. Unlike the 6 weeks summer holiday in England here they have 8 weeks. This evening we went for din...

It is Saturday and we have now been here a week! It is very overcast so not as hot but very pleasant. The boys both played cricket today, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Mick went to watch but I stayed home. As I was on my own I went in the pool and actually managed 50 that's FIFTY lengths which I reckon is half a kilometre. Not bad for a very average swimmer. The rest of the day I have been reading and a walk to the shops. You may have seen ...

Just to make you feel better this is a photo from outside where we are staying. Note the grey clouds! Although I understand you have snow over there. We didn't do much today except travel up and down from Perth. We took the train North-west to Midland as a nostalgia trip for Mick. We passed through Maylands where he lived and Ashfield where he went to school. These are old suburbs and it was interesting to see the old houses some of which were built in the late ...

It was a very stormy night with the thunder and lightning but not a lot of rain here. There are more storms forecast for the weekend and next week. Whoopee!! When we left Perth this morning with Josh to get the train to Mandurah the skies looked very threatening and we could hear rumbling. But by the time we got there it was brilliant sunshine and a slight breeze. Mandurah is South of Perth (see map) and is situated around a series of creeks on the River Peel....