Today was very hot. We visited the Fremantle Markets - both of them. Decided I needed a restful day. It was NOT because we'd been out till late the night before and I can't cope because I am getting old.

Today was our first day of using public transport in WA. Easier than Italy as we could understand the language but I always find them poorly designed for non locals. Who knows how many zones I am crossing. Another important difference between WA and Italy is everyone, especially the public service, are friendly and go out of their way to help.Before long we had caught our connecting train, hocked up with Mikey and Maureen and arrived at Hillary's Marina to he...

Today was all about the Swans..... Well the first part anyway. It was all over by 3pm. Stan had to have a Coopers for breakfast as it was a rush to get to the pub before the AFL started, but finish watching the Aussies win their game in the T20 World Cup. Rosie O'grays had quite a few Swans and Hawthorn fans, but also had many locals who just enjoy football. Good time was had by all during the game as it had ups and downs on both sides. The poor Hawk fans lef...

Today we sacrificed a trip to Mandurah and Murdoch uni for a visit to Wellington National Park. It was well worth it. Steph pointed us towards some of the highlights of the park that we would never have found without her. Tim and Rach caught up with at the Wild Bull Brewery. To pacify my annoyance of not getting a photo of all of us together, I settled for a sibling photo. We found Steph in the bush and collected a few photos before leaving the South West.Made it...