The beginning of the end - Back to Perth

Perth

We returned to Perth and this time were finally reunited with our beloved Cool George caravan.  But at the same time a shadow was hanging over our family - David had to fly back to see his Dad whose illness was progressing steadily (for those following this blog - and over a great deal of time I should say - you may remember we returned to Cowra from Cairns to visit Davids' parents as his father was ill and it was his birthday).  Fortunately, my Mum and her partner had joined us in Perth and Margaret River and after David left, we parked our caravan for an extended stay at one of our best caravan parks ever, Karrinyup Waters Resort.  So this made for a happy group that stayed on in Perth and managed to take in the sights. Firstly those at our back door - did I mention how good our caravan park was?

Mmmm - this one’s too hot, this one’s too cold – this one’s just right.  There is a pool here for any taste.

And there was a billabong with resident cute babies. 

 

 

We explored then local sites of Perth starting with:

Kings Park - we loved Kings Park with its range of activities and flowers (which you can see on the previous blog page):

Swan River - We cruised the Swan river one fine afternoon and through to sunset.

 

Perth Dining – we had a lovely Chinese dinner on the side of the river one night

Fremantle – we met up with some old travelling friends from the Kimberly and had a lovely day in Fremantle visiting the maritime museum and eating fish and chips:

Its hard to believe these kids only met on this trip a handful of times– travelling brings people together quickly.

A visit to Fremantle isn’t complete without a trip through a sub – well maybe not all of us.  

 A couple of Mums might have opted for the coffee option instead.

And a final fish and chip dinner sitting on a Perth beach watching the sun set over the sea for the last time: 

Found some gorgeous looking young men hanging out on this beach.

My mum and her partner headed back to the east coast travelling in luxury on the Indian Pacific.  For us we hopped back in our 4WD with our caravan again in tow – although after David returned from Cowra we knew we had to return home.  We had originally planned another 2 months on the road – but family needed us so we were now homeward bound and heading east.