We went on holidays -flying to Western Australia to spend 3 weeks with David and Sara. They have moved to a new house and now live appr. 25 minutes walk from this beach. Beautiful surf that continues for miles. David had to be a packhorse for a while until we got away from the roaring waves which were a bit scary for Aiden.
The water washed over a bank to form a safe swimming area for the children. They had a lovely time. I think it could have been Megan's first play in the sea.
Megan thinks everything has to be tasted -it's the best way to know if it's OK. Hands full of sand were not enough - see if you can copy this!
We went to Rockingham, a city close to Secret Harbour for a day out. The weather was just perfect while we were in the West and we had a really good time with Sara, David, Aiden and Megan.
There is a new trainline from Mandura to Perth ,so we made use of it and visited Perth for a day.We called in at an information office and had a guided tour. It's a beautiful city, lots of parks, arcades and it has a nice lay-back atmosphere.
It's obvious that there is a lot of money in the west due to the mining boom.
This is Perth's bell-tower where at regular intervals bellringers are doing their exercises by swinging on the ropes and supply the city with a nice concert at the same time. Perth is built along the Swan River named by a Dutchman after the black swan which is native to only this area.
There were very few people around at first , so these chairs made a pretty good tunnel.
It was quite some time before we saw a plane . Aiden was counting on joining us on the flight but he hadn't packed , so I suppose he will be able to go some other time. It was a real pleasure to spend time with the family .
It is surprising that it felt colder before (and after) it snowed . It hadn't been this cold for over 20 years .
Amrit looked stunning in a Sari .Annemarie and I wore Punjabi suits and Birgit went to quite an effort too.
Tim looked like a prince.The little girls also wore saris. We were surrounded with Bollywood music all evening which just added to the atmosphere. There were about 120 people at the party - Tim and Amrit have friends all over the place!
I've been knitting so that I'de stay awake in the evening - that's what happens when you get to my age ! Anjali and Kiran love their ponchos so that is a real bonus.
The water washed over a bank to form a safe swimming area for the children. They had a lovely time. I think it could have been Megan's first play in the sea.
Megan thinks everything has to be tasted -it's the best way to know if it's OK. Hands full of sand were not enough - see if you can copy this!
We went to Rockingham, a city close to Secret Harbour for a day out. The weather was just perfect while we were in the West and we had a really good time with Sara, David, Aiden and Megan.
There is a new trainline from Mandura to Perth ,so we made use of it and visited Perth for a day.We called in at an information office and had a guided tour. It's a beautiful city, lots of parks, arcades and it has a nice lay-back atmosphere.
This is Perth's bell-tower where at regular intervals bellringers are doing their exercises by swinging on the ropes and supply the city with a nice concert at the same time. Perth is built along the Swan River named by a Dutchman after the black swan which is native to only this area.
We also fed the cockatoos, rosellas, galahs and other native birds in Sherbrooke forest. Jobien and Kevin are a delightful couple and we really enjoyed their company.
We also visited Philip Island where a colony of Koalas live and we saw hundreds of penguins coming in from the ocean just after dusk with tummies ful of fish to feed their hungry chicks.
Did I get that koala ?
Jobien and Kevin arrived on the Monday and left for the Great Ocean Road on the following Friday. We hope to see them again.
