An incredible couple of days, I hardly know where to begin. On Tuesday we had a ‘leisurely’ day, spending the morning walking on the beach and swimming in the beautiful ocean, perfect temperature and great rolling waves. Later on we went to a public memorial garden, in amongst which are wild kangaroos. So we knew we had arrived down under. Spent an hour sitting waiting for appropriate photo oops (see the Perth 2 folder on the blog page), before heading back a...

So it turns out I can put photos into albums so check them out to see what I’m talking about. Fantastic to be in Perth and to see Jane. We watched the sunset on the beach last night, picnicking on wonderful flatbreads before seeing downtown Perth at night.

Wow! Travelling this distance kind of blows your mind. First up, promised pictures from Singapore. Orchids from the botanical gardens, the ‘merlion’ (national symbol of Singapore), THAT hotel on stilts, and the temple of three religions. Still learning on the camera front! The botanical gardens were utterly beautiful and soothed the soul. Here you can buy real orchids dipped in gold, just like the one I have at home, a long ago gift from my lovely dad. A kind...