Medina Grand Perth

... only one fence (nothing blocking little kids fingers, etc) I obliged cautiously. She started purring and then her friend came over and they started washing each other and purring a really cheetah purr with the little chirpy pitches in it they do - so cool! I was very aware that kids were coming to see this and wasn't going to touch them at all then in case it gave them any ideas they were safe to do that. But it was worth it to see and hear that.
There was a quick lunch then ...

... stroke, a wombat. Another interesting creature, almost as interesting as the keeper holding it, and one that made the koalas seem positively ADHD.
A long drive from here to the Namburg National Park, with firstly a stop at a road house/petrol station with interesting toilet signs, and then a lunch stop. At least, lunch for those who had booked it. We hadn't, and had not been made aware that there would not be the opportunity to ...

Well a month to go and I am almost all set to go. I have bought everything I think I will need, now I just need to decide where to go!

Here is the rough itinerary...

PERTH - KL
KL- LONDON
LONDON - PRAGUE
PRAGUE FOR TWO WEEKS
PRAGUE - MUNICH
MUNICH - BERLIN
BERLIN - AMSTERDAM
AMSTERDAM ...

... places around the city including kings park and the casino
– which we decided not to go into cause we werent dressed properly
and didnt want to end our trip there. For those cricket fans we saw
the waca. By the time we finished our bus tour we were freezing as we
sat on the top story outside, so we followed with a nice hot ...

We had a great few months living and working in Perth and spending time with Ryan's parents and sister and brother-in-law (Frank & Vicki & Toni & Richard respectively, for future use for those of you who didn't know!). We picked grapes in Margaret River, a few hours south of Perth, and also worked in the city for 6 ...

... and gave us lots of wine (even though it was only 4pm), I could see why her & my nana were such good friends! We were staying in a shared dorm at the hostel and the girl in our room invited us out with everyone. Unfortunately, I didn't have my ID and they wouldn't let me in, plus I was wearing flip flops & its shoes only! We were v.disappointed so I had to go buy some shoes the next day, which made me feel better (but not Matt who hates ...

On Friday we took the Ferry to Rottnest Island. We also took our bikes, and did lots and lots and lots of riding. Very sore bottoms yesterday! It was a beautiful day, around 29, and quite calm. We saw lots of quokkas, had lunch with a very hungry lizard, and even saw a snake. (Yes, it was a 3 ft black? snake) check out the photos. We enjoyed our day, and the boys did a bit of snorkelling. They were amazed at how many fish were below the surface. You ...

... conform, i did manage to smuggle alcohol in. As for Perth, well i didn't like it that much. For me it was just a big expensive city. It made me miss laidback, anything goes- Asia so much. We soon moved on to Fremantle just 18km from Perth. I prefer it to Perth alot, Its small and has a beach which i love. For the first time since we left home we have stayed in a dorm here in Fremantle, to save money. And its actually been really cool. Its smells ...

So it my first night in Freemantle, Richard and I spend half an hour enquiring about a bus and then finally decide on getting a taxi as there were no buses at 12 at night. I have settled in to my drom but can't sleep, my body clock is so screwed right now. I am really ...

... ages from 13 months to 17 were Jojo, Miriam, Christopher, Letitia, Joshua, Lachlan, Heather and Dan! If you have ever seen the film Cheaper By the Dozen, well we lived the real life experience! We had a great time with them though with a trip to the beach and many games of UNO! We left Annette and Tom's for three days in the middle of our stay to go into the centre of Sydney so that we could experience the New Year celebrations. On hogmanay we headed for the Botanical ...