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York - Joondalup
Joondalup
Joondalup
Joondalup - Alice Springs
Total Kilometres Driven - 8005km
Day 29 - We had a quick look around historic York before heading into Perth. We went to Whitford shopping mall to do some shopping for warm clothes ready for New Zealand as we have been pre warned by Helen's cousin that its absolutely freezing there. After making many unnecessary purchases we then headed to a family friends home, where we stayed for 3 nights. A MASSIVE thank you to Wullie and Evelyn.
We had a great first night with yummy fish and chips, watching tv and just chatting. Helen couldn't wait to have a proper shower and a proper bed after grunging it in Asia and campervanning the last month! It was like staying in a 5 star hotel.
Day 30 - The first stop of the day was the Aquarium of Western Australia, the good thing about this aquarium is it only focuses on species from Western Australia. Both of us were intrigued and spellbound by the mystical leafy sea dragons and cursing ourselves for not staying on longer in Albany to dive with these creatures. Next time...next time!
We did some browsing in Sorrento Quay and shopping before heading home for a BBQ despite it being winter. It's really weird to think of sun and warmth in the midst of a winter!
Day 31 - The moment we have dreaded since Margaret River - we headed to the Post office to post some wine and stuff home....It was expensive....and that was only for sea mail....hopefully it'll get home in good time! We then took Florence for her bath and dropped her off at the Apollo depot; now we can imagine what it feels like leaving a child at nursery for the first time only we won't be picking Florence up again.
We all had some lunch before heading to Kings Park which at 400 hectares is one of the worlds largest inner city parks. We only covered a minuscule part of the park overlooking the harbour and Perth. On our way back to Wullie and Evelyn's place we stopped off at Harbour Town to pick up some bargains. The evening was spent eating Chinese, watching TV and chatting.
Day 32 - Before we left Wullie and Evelyn's place we were treated with a full English breakfast. In all honesty we have eaten enough to feed 100 people and we now know what it feels like to be well fed. We can't thank Wullie and Evelyn enough for letting us share their home for a couple of days. We then headed to the airport where we caught our flight to Alice Springs.
So after doing the Northern Territory and Western Australia, we are now back in the Northern Territory!
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