Scarborough Observation Resort Perth

... of times and an impressive lightning storm somewhere over northern WA! The clouds were all lit up purple (is that weird?).<br><br>Then once landed in Perth at 10:30 pm, made really good progress through immigration and customs and because I was a couple of hours early had to wait for the car hire lady to arrive. She duly did and she was great, really cheerful at 11:30pm on a Saturday serving some gawky looking pom, laughing at his inane ...

... who would say 'why are westerners prejudiced against us?' and we would sit for hours discussing it.<br><br>After hours of laughing Jamie has us in hysterics once again when he tells us of this chocolate bar that the farmer sent him home with to give to Kirsty and he couldn't help but eat it on the way!! This went against everything his Mohammed had told him and his little face was distraught at the thought, that without even thinking, he had eaten it!! We all laugh and ...

... liam and steve. Can't remember the others and they have all moved out as of today. The kiwi lads are funny but Sam is the loudest snorer in the world, i didn't know someone could actually make a noise that loud while asleep and not wake themselves up! I get on pretty well with everyone in my room and today as i was leaving to come to the internet cafe someone new moved in, a girl from Munich called Rebecca. Its a welcome change to have a female in the dorm and hopefully with ...

After many weeks on the countryside Perth is quite a culture shock: No free parking, trafficlights, crowds. Fortunately we found the relaxed Camp Wattle Grove - lots of space, wifi, hot showers, campfires, trampolines and ropes course included. Out this basecamp we are trying to find a job, which doesn`t seem to be easy. On the internet we found the travellers` dream job: Around Broome the pearling industry requires deck hands ...

... houses of Peppermint Grove. <br>We loved Freemantle, which is a bohemian town full of coffee bars, museums, bookshops &amp; sex shops (well I counted four) with an interesting waterfront where we had the local delicacy, fish &amp; chips. <br> Freemantle was a forgotten suburb until Alan Bond&#8217;s &#8220;Australia II&#8221; brought the America Cup to Perth ( the actual yacht is strung up in the Maritime Museum). Freo was then ...

... There are lots of calves in the fields with the cattle, sheep and horses. We stopped at the Info building and found a couple of bird books. Lori - you would love the bright coloured parrots here and all the animals here. Also the lady managing the booth is from Johnstone, Scotland which is where Eric's cousin comes from. There are several wineries in through this region. We stopped in Noralup to do the the "Valley of the Giants Tree Walk". This is 40 meters above the ...

... cascano tutti come pere cotte; ha funzionato un paio di volte sul treno quando ero senza biglietto, ha funzionato anche stasera grazie al cielo. Io e Matthew parcheggiamo la macchina, aspettiamo una mezzoretta e poi guidiamo fino a casa: una storia da non raccontare a Theo, che e' solitamente gelosissimo della sua macchina. Se scopre cosa e' successo stasera mi uccide. Ma non e' stata l'unica disavventura. Che dire di quella volta che un gruppo di aborigeni quasi ci facevano secchi ...

... 10th Having slept soundly with no more disturbances from rogue cockroaches we get up and head into town. I am seriously groggy from the tablet and it affects my mood for the whole day. We get coffee and cake for breakfast which puts a small dent in the cloudiness enveloping my brain and we head off to the Perth mint. Here we see the history of the gold rushes to WA and see an actual gold bar being forged. There is also one of the biggest displays of ...

... clip-on sunglasses for me. One shop had even traced my frames and sent it off to their suppliers. The frame they sent was a horrible fit though?! We had more success at the Post Office, where I was finally able to pick up my Mastercard! We had lunch at Forster Place. Mixed salads for me - bean, broccoli, garden, a sandwich for Silvio. After lunch more looking for sunglasses (found some that weren't too bad), then back to King's Park for a quick walk before heading to Fremantle ...