A move to the northern suburbs of Perth and setting up at a caravan park with a nice lake opposite our site – the pleasant view gave way to the constant quacking and honking of water birds day and night. The nearby shopping centre was a hit with lots of stores over 2 levels.

It’s the 100th day since we left home in Ballarat. A morning trip into South Perth where we had lunch with John and Karen (friends of Mum and Dad who lived in Cann River 20 years ago).  We then travelled back to Fremantle but found many things like the markets closed which was disappointing.  Early showers and back into Fremantle to enjoy good old fish and chips on the wharf.  Fraser and I enjoyed a ride on a 40 metre ferris wheel near the wharf which provi...

After some early washing and a few jobs we headed into Fremantle and went to the Maritime Museum of WA.  There were many boats on display including Australia II which won the America’s Cup in 1983.  Unfortunately the Batavia replica is stored nearby but unavailable for public display until June.

Quokkas everywhere! We caught a ferry to Rottnest Island for the day, and rather than hire bikes (and helmets - yuck) we caught the hop on - hop off shuttle bus around the island, We did a couple of laps of the island and enjoyed the scenery and of course quokkas at every stop. We took our swimming and snorkelling gear with us but it was much cooler and cloudier than forecast so we didn't have a swim. We got back to Fremantle harbour after dark as the rain st...

Another move to Woodman Point south of Fremantle. The caravan park was very busy although we have a "quiet" site in amongst some permanent cabins. After lunch we went into Fremantle which was very busy with lots of free street performances as part of their Easter festival. We enjoyed some comedy acts and bands before very slowly heading back to the caravan park. After dinner we watched a movie on a big screen on the grassed area. It was called Night at the Mu...