We borrowed the 1983 Holden Gemini (with a GM key) and head downtown to do a little exploring.  On the way we stopped for a visit with Jean’s Mom, Jean,…

A drive up to the Mt. Lofty summit provided a panoramic view of Adelaide all the way to the sea.  We tried unsuccessfully to find two geocaches on the nature trail below…

In Adelaide we were warmly welcomed by my second cousin Jean and her husband John, my second cousin Veronica, and her mother Mary, my great aunt.  Mary and Jean’s mother…

More driving round and round as we toured Fremantle: fisherman’s wharf and jetty, the Fremantle Prison (built by convict labor between 1852 and 1860) and the Roundhouse, the oldest remaining…

After a quick breakfast on the beach by the picturesque Geraldton Lighthouse, we head inland to the real Wildflower Country.  In this section, the most common were pink, yellow, and…

This morning we drove the 18 km loop through Leseur National Park, one of the most important reserves for flora conservation in Western Australia.  There are many endemic and rare…

Our drive took us along the coast, past small towns, fishing villages and vast open spaces.  We checked into the Cervantes Lodge in the crayfishing town of Cervantes.  The town…

We arrived safely in Perth yesterday at 2 am, though Donny’s bag was again MIA.  It arrived a day late, delivered by the airport courier…but the bad luck of having…

After a filling ostrich egg breakfast (one ostrich egg is equal to 24 chicken eggs, but 36-eggs-worth of cholesterol, while the meat is very healthy and low in fat), we…

Waking early, the farm and surrounding hillside was peaceful and quiet.  There was a slight chill in the air, which disappeared with the rising sun, but which also created a…