We timed our arrival into Perth to meet up with Wendy & Rick (Sue’s sister & brother-in-law), who were in the final week of their 3 week holiday to W.A., so we could spend some time together before they returned to Ulladulla. It was really great to catch up with them and it made both of us realise how much you miss your family and friends. We managed to do quite a bit together including a visit to Fremantle with a tour of the historic gaol and visit to the village markets as well as the chocolate factory – oh yum! Another great day was had when we all went on a dolphin, sea lion and penguin cruise. It was a nice sunny day but the wind was strong and icy cold, we all needed to have warm jackets on.
A day after Wendy & Rick left for home we also left Perth for a trip out to Wave Rock and surrounding wheat belt towns. However before we left we called in to PDA caravan repairs for quote on some minor warranty work to be done to a couple of the windows of our van. They were so busy the earliest appointment we could get for the work was the 18th so this gave us plenty of time to look around the area we were travelling to. The small wheat belt towns are all very attractive and well kept and seem to have a high level of facilities for their small populations. It seems rather obvious that cropping is the major supporting industry for this vast area and the farms all must be very large in area, some of the paddocks are so large that you can’t even begin to see the other side of them.
On our return to Perth we settled in to the Coogee Beach Holiday Park for 3 weeks awaiting our appointment at PDA. Coogee is about 6 Km south of Fremantle and is right on the beach and was a great location for us to explore the surrounding districts. We did lots of day trips up and down the coastal region near Perth as well as visits to Kings Park and the Perth Mint. On Melbourne Cup day we visited Chas & Shirley (Rick’s sister) at Mandurah and we had a lovely time at a local pub for lunch and a few drinks. Watching the races on TV and enjoying the atmosphere with everyone urging on their chosen steed made a great day out. (None in our party managed to pick a winner ~ bugger) Chas & Shirley invited us to return and stay for a while, which we did after we left Perth having had the work completed on our van. We stayed a couple of days with them enjoying their gracious hospitality before heading off on our journey through the southwest of the state. Thanks Chas & Shirl, you are great hosts.
A day after Wendy & Rick left for home we also left Perth for a trip out to Wave Rock and surrounding wheat belt towns. However before we left we called in to PDA caravan repairs for quote on some minor warranty work to be done to a couple of the windows of our van. They were so busy the earliest appointment we could get for the work was the 18th so this gave us plenty of time to look around the area we were travelling to. The small wheat belt towns are all very attractive and well kept and seem to have a high level of facilities for their small populations. It seems rather obvious that cropping is the major supporting industry for this vast area and the farms all must be very large in area, some of the paddocks are so large that you can’t even begin to see the other side of them.
On our return to Perth we settled in to the Coogee Beach Holiday Park for 3 weeks awaiting our appointment at PDA. Coogee is about 6 Km south of Fremantle and is right on the beach and was a great location for us to explore the surrounding districts. We did lots of day trips up and down the coastal region near Perth as well as visits to Kings Park and the Perth Mint. On Melbourne Cup day we visited Chas & Shirley (Rick’s sister) at Mandurah and we had a lovely time at a local pub for lunch and a few drinks. Watching the races on TV and enjoying the atmosphere with everyone urging on their chosen steed made a great day out. (None in our party managed to pick a winner ~ bugger) Chas & Shirley invited us to return and stay for a while, which we did after we left Perth having had the work completed on our van. We stayed a couple of days with them enjoying their gracious hospitality before heading off on our journey through the southwest of the state. Thanks Chas & Shirl, you are great hosts.
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