G'day mates! We are still here in Perth and we have decided to stay in the area until we go to Sydney. We have booked for a week in a beach resort near Freemantle which is on the coast about 20 miles from Perth and go there on Wednesday. The pace of life has slowed down somewhat and we are doing more everyday things like food shopping, going to the cinema and just getting to know the area we are in rather than being 'on holiday'. Our last few day days in Margar...

Hi all. Damian is now 38! Happy birthday to him!! We are now in Margaret River which is a lovely place on the South West coast of Western Australia, about 3 hours south of Perth and renowned for its wine - can't think why we chose to come here! We spent our last full day in Hong Kong on Lamma Island. It is a small, quiet island where no cars are allowed, a pleasant change from the hustle and bustle of China and Hong Kong. However, true to form of the theme of ...