Saying goodbye… We had another one of Fred and Margaret's legendary breakfasts today, and then walked down to the harbour, which is really beautiful. Too soon it was time to go to the airport (I can't believe how quickly the time has gone), and when we got there we went into the terminal with Ben to have a drink and say goodbye properly. After hugs, kisses and tears, Ben walked through the security gate, and I realised how horrible it must have been for ou...

Back to Fred and Mags On the way back to Mindarie Keys we stopped into the dolphin centre again because the dolphins sometimes come right into the beach. Typically they didn't, so we drove to Mandurah to break up the journey home, and walked around the shops and had a drink. Mandurah is a really nice town, with pretty views and loads of cafes and restaurants. We ate some lunch by the river, trying to avoid it being eaten by the huge pelicans, and then made our b...

A massive family dinner! We had a fry up for breakfast (I'm getting a bit used to this!) and then went to Hilary's Harbour to the aquarium. It was their 20th birthday so there was lots to do there, and we spent a couple of hours in the underwater tunnel watching the sharks, fish and turtle, touching sting rays in the touch pool and looking at the sea lions. After, we walked around the harbour, which is really pretty with it's own little beach, and Ben and I had ...

Beautiful beaches in WA Ben and I went to the beach on our own today which was nice. We headed for Burns Beach first, where we saw a newly wedded couple, and had a walk along the cliff top, but couldn't work out how to get to the beach! Eventually Ben drove a bit further, as we had Auntie Mag's car, and we found Ocean Reef beach, which was gorgeous. The beaches here are a lot less spoilt and touristy than on the east coast. We had a picnic and stayed at the beac...

Fairies in Freemantle Fred and Margaret took us to Freemantle today, a city south of Perth on the Swan River. We had a walk around the shops and market (there was an amazing fairy shop there!), and then had lunch at the Sail and Anchor pub. Freemantle is more historical than Perth, and we walked up the old round tower and the harbour. On the way home Fred took the scenic route and we stopped at a couple of really pretty beaches. We had toasties for dinner, becau...