CAMTRIER

Walked down to the swan river side of Cottlesloe. Had an iced coffee and ice cream at a cafe near the river. Lots of families out Picnicking .

On the way back stopped at a delicatessant shop called boat shed which had lovely fresh food and wish we knew this was just down the road to us. Back to the apartment to freshen up then caught a train from Norseman Park to Leederville stopping at Perth and changing. We met Prue outside the station and went for dinner in the Kalis Brothers fish restaurant in Lederville.

After breakfast went for a drive along the Sunshine Coast past Campbell Barracks in Swanbourne up to the touristic marina of Hillary’s and onto Burns beach but very choppy. Went onto having lunch at Mundarie Marina and back stopping off at Scarborough and back to Cottlesloe

After usual Wetabix breakfast took the train from Norman Park to Freemantle. Said goodbye to Jacs that went shopping in Perth. Walked to Freemantle Prison and took behind the bars prison tour which was a bit touristic but quite interesting

Many more photos. Had a quick cheese and ham toastie and latte coffee on walk to the Western Australian War Army Museum which was free and really interesting

After the Museum walked over to Freemantle aquatic centre for a 400m swim in the outdoor 50m pool before taking the train back to Norseman Park and back to the apartment. After dinner watched the sunset again.

After usual Wetabix & Granola breakfast. Took train from Norseman Park to Freemantle to meet up with Prue. For a day out around Freo having lunch at the Kalis Brothers fish restaurant and had a BBQ fresh fish dish with salad and fries. Had a quick look at the prison which I said I will go on a tour tomorrow as both girls had been before. Also went to the Arts centre in Freemantle to view the random photography exhibition. Also saw the Freemantle aquatic centre which gave me something else to do on my trip to Fremantle tomorrow. Back to apartment on the train and after a walk to the beach to see the sunset back to the apartment to have a snack with some Rose wine from Redgate.

Up really early for a 5km walk to a hour swimsmooth technique swim training with Sally at Claremont aqua centre. This was 1300m session using fins, pool buoy etc. This was to replace the full video session I had planned with Paul Newsome several months earlier that did not materialised. Good session though and outlined my sinking legs and drag slowing me down.

After this found that a train near the centre took me back to Cottlesloe. After having breakfast went to the local Woolworth to pick up a few provisions for our stay in Cottlesloe. The back to apartment to do some unpacking and walked to the beach to watch the sunset and then a long walk and then a meatball spaghetti bolognese and a red we bought from the Redgate winery in Margaret River.

Up early Wetabix and granola breakfast the went to the wave rock to walk around it and on top. Really fantastic sight,

After this climbed and walked on top of the Rock and had great views of surrounding area including the salty lake we walked along yesterday

After this we started our 344km boring drive to Cottesloe stopping off at the pretty town of York and had lunch there

Arrived at the Seadragon apartment after unpacking took a walk down to the beach at Cottlesloe and onto an Italian restaurant Il Lido. On the way back we saw a owl owl 🦉 on the fence

After breakfast checked out of chalet long boring drive to Hyden. Arrived at Wave Rock Chalet which was really nice. After unpacking went for a walk around wave rock and back to Chalet.

Hippos yawn on wave rock trail

When we arrived back to Chalet area which has a amphitheatre and salt outside pool which is so salty you can float in it like the Red Sea. However really windy and muddy that I declined going in. in the evening went to the wave rock hotel and had a steak that I cooked on the internal BBQ and salad with salad.

Had an easy day and packed our cases ready for our journey to Hyden tomorrow. Went to Fish Face for dinner and then went to the Theatre in Esperance to see the play When the Cats Away. British Farce based on George and Mildred . Very funny and a nice end to our stay in Esperance.

Day exploring beaches at Cape le Grand but on the way stopped off at WA’s Stonehenge which was really special as the roads were closed leading up to it. After this explored Lucky Bay, Thistle Cove, Hellfire Bay and La Grand beaches. Lovely day out but it was very windy

After this busy day got back to the chalet and cooked a BBQ

After breakfast went on a couple of trails around Esperance. Still vey windy but good for walking as cooler than in Perth and Exmouth. Woody lake was a nice walk