10th April 2008 - 17th April 2008 10th, Perth Australia, wandered round the town after getting the bus in which is free by the way (good start), in the evening went to a Korean restaurant. Walked back to the hotel, early to bed as we had little in the way of sleep the previous night. 11th Off on a drive along the Swan River Valley. Fist stop Guilford and old colonial type town with many of its original buildings still standing. Then of on the trip next stop Margaret River Chocolate Shop with lots of free samples very difficult to walk out of there. Over the road to one of the many Vineyards more free samples of both wine and cheese, (poor Jill she was driving). Next we visited one of the breweries in the area more sampling (things are getting a little hazy now). I think another brewery then another Vineyard with more samples, a fruit farm for grapes, melon and pears. Local produced Olives and another brewery but only ginger beer with chilli this time. Evening meal was cheese, olives, fruit and wine. 12th Rob and I had an early start. Off fishing out of Fremantle, started at 7:00, big boat with 14 others steamed out into the Indian Ocean for over an hour before start fishing in 45 to 100 meters depth. Ended up with aching arms and only three fish for the day. Not much else caught by anyone else. Sue and Jill spent the day in Fremantle looking round the market and shops. Move on down South to Busselton on route we saw our first Kangaroos and Emus close to the road side. Our next stop a holiday park called Sunny Bay we are in a pleasant chalet on a it's almost a small house. The beach is only a short walk away with lovely white sand and clear sea.13thRob and Jill went off to have a dive, Sue and I went off for a walk along Busselton jetty to the Observatory which is 8 meters under the sea we saw Jill and Rob come passed plus all the various fish and other wild life down there. Weather hot and sunny.14thTrip out to Cape Naturaliste, visited the light house and Ngilgi Caves which go over 37 meters below ground with some fantastic formation. We then went on to Margaret River to visit some of the Wineries and the chocolate factory.15thMoved South to Pemberton, stopped at Nannup Cambray Sheep Cheese Farm saw Bruce sheering some sheep (Yes he was called Bruce). Visited the Gloucester Tree and the Bicentennial tree in the local National Parks as well as The Cascades and Beedelup Falls, plus some more wine tasting.16th Move further south to Albany visiting Valley of the Giants a walkway over the tree tops at over 40 meters high. At Albany we visited Middleton Beach and a paddle in the Southern Ocean.17thWe are now back in the Perth Area at Armadale in a nice B & B. We have driven up from Albany on the Albany Highway, stopping at the Sandelwood factory just outside Albany. Now just relaxing before flying off to Alice Springs tomorrow.