Quest on James Perth

... br>the girls and a camp Londener coming in to have some naughty time!!<br>They are a little shocked by my presence but some loud music and a<br>dark room later they go for it anyway!! Oh to be back in a hostel!! I<br>sit munching on a bag of crisps for tea and think this is a million<br>miles from my hotel room and steak in Meeka!! Not long later some<br>others come and before I know it there is a full blown pillow fight<br>going on...stuffing flying everywhere...<br><br><br><br><br><br><b r>

... to drive for the week. <br><br>We visited a couple of wineries at Swan Valley, walked all over Kings Park in the City, walked along Cottlesloe and Trig beaches and one day just hung out at Freemantle . Freemantle reminded us a lot of San Diego, it is a small port city bustling with atmosphere and character. The old down town streets are filled with galleries, shops, cafes, bars and buskers. We had a wonderful week of sleeping late, reading, walking, and sight-seeing.

... me to do so...although how boring lifr would be if that was the case!!<br><br>I have a snooze and the others make pasta with cheese for us...I have been craving that since I landed in OZ and it doesn't fail to impress!! Post pasta muching we head to the poolside and get talking to some fellow travellers before hitting the hay...all of us in our own rooms tonight though!!<br>

... br><br>My hostel was **** and they didn't give me any bedding and I had a top bunk with no ladder to get up to it. Smart.<br><br>However most importantly I saw Kirsty!! The first thing she said was...you look exactly the same!!ha ha!! We went for a meal and had a right old catch up and then walked home, our teeth chattering and went our seperate ways at my hostel. This time it was to be for one day and not forever.<br><br><br><br><br>

Ah, Australia. Land of sand, sea, surf and sun. Well, unless you arrive in Perth in August.<br><br>I couldn't even explain the root of my delusion to you. For some reason I believed that Winter in Australia would require me to don no more than an extra cardigan, but the land down under was to prove me emphatically wrong when I stepped off the plane and into an arctic gale. For the first time I was jealous of the English ...

Well we didnt learn our lesson the<br>first two times so we headed out for our walk/run and were not as<br>fortunate as the day before and got drenched. Not fun. We then<br>decided to ditch some of the wet clothes before catching a bus to the<br>city then a train to Fremantle aka Freo. We sat next to a nice<br>elderly lady who told us where to go and what to do whilst in freo.<br>Once we ...

... Off we went again this morning and the desert scenery is constantly changing. We are still looking for these elusive camels and now emus have been added to the mix. Unfortunately there is an abundance of road kill and they are all roos. We stopped at Balladonia for a break and walk about. The scenery is still changing and now we are seeing alot of dead eucalyptus trees but I see that there are new planting of the coin eucaplyptus and this is as far as the eye can see. We ...

... e Neil come ciliegina sulla torta. A dir la verita' valeva la pena pagare il biglietto solo per lui, tutti gli altri sono un piacevole extra. Oltre al Big Day Out, e tralasciando qualche serata allo Shed (uno dei tanti locali di Northbridge) e le innumerevoli passeggiate in centro a Perth (soprattutto per accompagnare Matthew a suonare e guadagnarsi un po' di soldi), siamo andati a farci qualche bel giretto. Ci sono delle belle spiagge vicino alla citta', Cottesloe e Scarborough ...

... 3 nights so we could sample the city centre life. From their we enjoyed a night on the town with Daniel and his friends. We also visited the beautiful Kings Park, over 400 acres of trees, walkways, memorials and lakes on top of the city. One of the highlights of the fortnight has been visiting Rocttnest island, 20 kilometers from mainland Oz. We got their by boat down Swan River and across the Indian Ocean. The island is very quaint and perfect for snorkelling. We saw ...

Our last day in Perth. Initially we had planned to rent bikes in King's Park in the afternoon, but we were busy up until 5 pm with preparations, so had to leave that for another time. Packing was the first big job. Luckily all our clothes were clean, so don't have to worry about that until at least Tasmania. Managed to get clothes, presents and photos packed, but not the foodstuffs (still needed to buy some more containers and a bag). We ...