Monthly Archives: March 2020

Checked out of our accommodation at 9am. We drove to Northam. It’s on the Avon River (which is actually the Swan River) and has a Weir to give it a river “lake” all year round. It has a few old … Continue reading →

A relaxed start today then walked into the city. Along the waterfront through Elizabeth Quay, Swan Bells and then crossed the road to be opposite Government House Gardens. St Mary’s Cathedral; an odd mixture of old and new. St Georges … Continue reading →

Tessa and I went for a walk up Jacob Steps to Kings Park and along the escarpment before heading back down to Mounts Bay Road and into the wetlands area in the middle of the Freeway spaghetti junction. We picked … Continue reading →

We started the day around Margaret River. Not much open as it was Sunday and it’s a small place. We headed towards Jewel Cave, south, arriving at 10.30am and managed to join the small group at 10.30 ! We had … Continue reading →

Collected Julia at 7.45am and headed south on the freeway. First stop was Bunbury for morning tea and coffee. Then on to Dunsborough to walk around Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse, Bunker Bay (beach), and to see Sugarloaf rock. Next stop was … Continue reading →

Relaxed start getting organised and trip to supermarket. Less than a 20 minute walk into the city to meet Shigeko for a coffee in the Old Treasury Buildings, now being done up (at long last). We walked back to my accommodation to … Continue reading →

Took my first Palmy Uber to the airport. Very punctual and quick. All went to plan and boarded on time. I gave up my seat so a family could sit together. Ended up beside a Samoan rugby player – gosh … Continue reading →