Criterion Hotel Perth

... and then onto Dyersville for the evening.

Monday morning came and I was heading to Chicago. First I stopped at the Field of Dreams Movie Site which was OK but it was really windy and very cold. I moved on and tried to find a travel adapter in a busy-looking Dubuque before completing the drive to Chicago. I was worried as I got closer as people had warned me about their drivers but it was pleasantly simple. Until I got into Chicago; then it was a mission to find the hotel ...

Woke up this mornig with not a hangover in sight despite having my first taste of the dreaded Goon last night. Pop into town for a bite of brekkie and then it's off to Kirstys bosses BBQ!! Wonder if there will be any shrimps on it?!ha ha!! A box of Goon and several sausages in the bag and with Kirstys work mate Lauren in tow we head off on the never ending journey to the house in the middle of nowhere!! When we eventually get there her boss meets us and ...

... I fell asleep and when I woke up it was 7am! The phone still hadn’t rung and was a little concerned as to what was happening but at 7:30 the call came to go down.

I walked into the ships office and was greeted by a female customs officer who instead of being the usual straight faced, straight talking customs officer was actually very friendly and nice. I filled out my arrivals card in which time a second male customs officer arrived. Whilst filling ...

... have had chocolate eggs for brekky - J was most relieved to actually see that the easter bunny had still been able to find him. We are going to Fremantle for the day now. I am doing this in the car. Really looking forward to heading up the coral coast - we've been hearing awesome things. The van park we've been staying in is close to the beaches (it's like the goldie over here - the beaches are beautiful!). But it has been really ...

... s- one English guy asked why people in Belmullet sold donkeys on the side of the road- I asked why some English people eat Jellied eel, as it was equaly disgusting and he just shut up! There is also one Scotish guy who asked me why we all hated Protestants and I told him to look in the mirror for his answer- He did not like that reply, but it shut him up-Gimpus maximus! So overall the hostel is cool. I ...

... bouquet of freshly cut roses from the garden for me and a bag of freshly baked scones with cream for them. We later roamed the farm and picked lemons from the orchard and grapes from the vines, the kids thoroughly enjoying these activities. Maegs was chased by geese looking for more bread after she ran out whilst feeding them, she squealed all the way to the van! Next day we left Willowbrook with 1 ½ dozen eggs (double yolkers), the whinging ...

... hiked to the tops of small mountains, we've seen kangaroos, lizards, red foxes, dingos, eagles, kookaburras and much more. But by far the best thing we have done though is swim with wild dolphins and sea lions at Baird's Bay, it is an unforgettable experience. The dolphins live on one side of the bay and the sea lions on the other. Our boat took us out to the dolphins first who followed us towards the mouth of the bay. On stepping into ...

Holy ****! I need a space ship! Does someone have a space ship they can lend me? This is getting ridiculous. What about a transporter? Anyone have a transporter?! Well, it was a plane to Tokyo's other airport (Haneda), and a long train ride to Tokyo's Narita airport (2.15 hours) where I caught the Qantas Def Leppard flight (yes, Def Leppard and heaps of their roadies took up all of business class and some of economy). In addition to Def Leppard, I was seated in the ...