Northbridge Perth

... red bananas. These trees take 12 years to grow their fruit unlike normal bananas but surprisingly taste EXACTLY the same. (so still yummy in other words...haha) After lunch we headed back to town where we previously had our small shopping expedition. (The seller tried to get us to buy Michael Jackson memorabilia this time around... kangas and bags mostly) Then off we drove to our final campsite - Snake Park. (Yes, it is actually a campsite next to a snake park). That night we ...

... just the day after we arrived, Rayna did was only the Ozzies and Irish do best, supply us with lots of drink. Firstly it was by the marina, then it was by her pool (am I making you sick yet) Ah this is the life :-) Anyway thanks to the Henderson's for a stinking hangover the next day, it was great to see you both and cant wait to see you again xx Hope all is going well in your Campervan.

I also got to catch up with another old Oz friend Ken, who was with me when we ...

... at tage på weekend sydpå ved Margaret River. Vi havde lejet et kæmpe sommerhus med 5 soveværelse lige ned til stranden, så vi startede med at pakke ud og gå en tur ned til stranden. Janne kom efter arbejde og var dernede omkring kl. 19, hvor vi spiste og bagefter blev der spillet spil og læst i bøger. Weekenden gik med at besøge The Berry Farm, hvor vi kunne smage marmelade og frugtvin og vi fik alle købt lidt spiseligt souvenir. Så fik vi spist hjemmelavet is på Simmos ...

... usual trick - sleeping in a tree - but they are cute and adorable. We then had a very pleasant ice cream and a walk down to the lake where we saw an oblong turtle and the purple swamphen (we are ticking off the Aussie birds already - we saw a flock of ibises on a lawn yesterday in a residential area which was a mini miracle). Then we chillaxed with a nice chicken pie in the evening before bed. Today we have had a great day. We set ...

vor unserem abflug aus yulara hatten wir noch die begegnung der besonderen art: wir sassen ganz friedlich in der abfertigungshalle, als eine frau kam, etwas zu uns sagte und ueber unsere koepfe deutete. dort oben an der wand sass eine handtellergrosse spinne!!! nachdem spinnen nicht unbedingt zu meinen lieblingstieren zaehlen, zog ich es denn doch vor, den platz zu wechseln. bei unsrem abflug konnten wir noch einmal einen blick auf ayers rock und ...

We hope that everyone had a fantastic Christmas and New Year although it must seem like a distant memory now hence the impetus to get our blog up to date! As we mentioned before Christmas, we spent the festive season with Aunty Anne and Uncle John in the South Island of New Zealand in the sleepy yet charming town of Geraldine. We hadn't seen my aunt and uncle since our last trip to New Zealand in 2003 so it was really lovely to be able to spend some quality time with them ...