Day 82 Perth to Margaret River We left Jennifer and David's house in Perth this morning to travel down to Cape Lodge in Margaret River. They offered to take us into the CBD to pick up our hire car but we decided to catch the bus instead to save them the bother; it's such an easy journey as the bus stops at the end of the road. Bill joked last night that we would end up with a Hyundai Getz especially as we have had some really good upgrades and as we are headin...

Day 81 Perth 1st April already, I can't believe how fast the days are going now. Just realised that we leave for Margaret River in the morning, I was quite convinced it was on Sunday so have just "lost" a day and I was planning to go to the beach tomorrow too instead of driving.Oh well….. Had a good day today, not that any day is not a good day. Jennifer offered to drive us up the Swan Valley and into the hills to see areas of Perth that most visitors don't...

Day 80 Perth A day of sightseeing today in and around Perth; we first tried to get my camera fixed but even though the Olympus warranty is international without the actual proof of purchase which is of course in the UK they say they can't do it, so much for that then. Next was a stop to the Vodafone repair centre where they were going to try a software download for me to hopefully correct the problem but then couldn't as their warranties aren't international an...

Day 79 Perth Our first full day in Perth staying at Jennifer and David's. Feel so much better for a really good night's sleep and ready to face the day. Jennifer has offered to drive us around today and show us a bit of the place so that we can make a more informed decision as to what we want to do with the rest of our time here. We set off after breakfast and stopped first at Whiteman Park to see the railway that David had helped to build as a volunteer. Nex...

Day 78 Ayres Rock to Perth The Sounds of Silence Tour was fantastic, expensive but then everything is over here. We were picked up from our hotel an hour before sunset and transported about 5 mins drive into the desert to a look out area. Here we were able to watch the sunset over the rock whilst sipping champagne and eating canapés, all very civilised. After dark we walked down a path to an area laid out like an expensive restaurant, all very surreal and were ...