On Saturday (1st) I got an early bus to Busselton as there was an Ironman competition happending and a 5k fun run which I thought I'd enter for a laugh.  I found out from a girl on the bus that they may need more volunteers at the event so after I set up my tent I found the relevant guys and said I'd be back after the run.  It was...

After another late start we called Katie's Uncle Peter, who lives in the area, and arranged to meet him & his wife Jan for lunch in Fremantle, a lovely town just south of Perth, famous for its charming old buildings and a very agreeable breeze which blows through from the coast every afternoon, called "the ...

Day One 1.  Met up with Joan in Mt. Lawley *  Baby Iyla (which means island) & Cameron and Marina's family in Giddens.

Still writing. Nice beach resort with a few v good restaurants & pubs & a 2km long pier.

Sun shone this morning as we walked up the second longest pier in the world!! Guess which is the longest? At the end we decended three floors to under water viewing windows and could watch the fish in the ocean outside, as they swam by. In fact we were the ones in the tank!! We had a guide who explained all about the fish etc. Health and safety ...

To the south We picked up the van on Saturday 1st April and had to laugh when we saw it, we'd imagined a snug little thing with compact and bijou facilities. What we got was a great long van, complete with: - toilet, shower, full-sized fridge, microwave, cooker, toaster, electrical sockets, air conditioning, oh and a double bed made from the tab...

We have such a lovely relaxing time here!!! It was fantastic!