Christmas will soon be in Australia

Clare "luxury" caravan park

Free wi-if a bed , ensuite,  pool, what more can I say?
Nice car now and smooth flight, Adel aide was very busy getting out but the wine region we are in is peaceful......just passed through a bush fire it's been pretty bad but temperature  has fallen a tadge
2.5 hours put clock forward from Perth! What's that all about?
Hope to sleep well tonight as long drive to Rawnsley Park Station tomorrow through a bit of dessert!

Back in Perth

Lovely drive through the countryside  back up to Perth
Walk along the Swan River this evening an going to get a snack as a 5.30 wake up  call for a trip to the airport and 3 hour flight  to Adelaide
Car returned looking a bit shabby but  it  got  us to some  beautiful  beaches. Perth scores high on nice areas.

Busselton Park Run, longest wooden jetty, fish, beach again!

Lovely day in upper 20s clear blue sky and drive to Busselton early for 8 o'clock run. Lesley did well and got a good time.
Train to end of jetty to see underwater fish then walk back to beachfront swim!
Drive on to Dunsborough and then to another beach would you believe?
Back to pack ready for drive back to Perth tomorrow. Cheeky Monkies beer and free wi/fi  

Bush walk Emus, beach, sunset, morris for pint and internet

Long walk in the kari and marine forest. Cockatoo, no snakes but 4 emu crossed  our track!
Swim again.....boring! No
Sunset and surfers
Dinner in tonight and Morris for a cheap monkey and free Internet.

2 sleeps left in Margaret river

Rues lighthouse and beach

Rues on the golf course

Margaret River

Long drive via the sea highways.
Margaret River forest. Promise of a rue spot tomorrow

A day in Rottnest Island

We booked a day return the evening before and was greeted with a 5.30am wake up to get to the early ferry! Well worth it as it was pretty empty for the 45 minutes lumy fast ferry journey. Picked up our bikes and did the 30 k (by the time we did every road) ride. No traffic allowed just an hourly bus. Came across our first baby rue that turned out to be Quantoxhead or something! Very gentle creature with long back legs and has joeys in pouch. Size of a hare I would say. Beaches all round the island are stunning and after  an average piza lunch we cyled off and found our own one. No sharks only a large crab. Whale on the way over and way back so was probably the special tourist whale to amuse the bits.  We liked it anyway.
Knackered and drive back to our 5* house for the same tea as we had yesterday!
Tomorrow  another move on but that's a new day.

Day up the Indian Ocean Highway to the Pinnacles

Settled in to Clarkson a 5* house with all mod come , the biggest most comfortable  bed and fitted out with Ikea!
Early start as 31c at 9am for a drive through the national parks , sand dunes and desert. Stopped at Lancing by sea (Lancelin really) for a paddle and photoshoot. Pinnacles walk and Cervantes for coffee and bikky. Another dip and long drive back. Saw me 1st Roo and one as roadkill!
Wine and pasta at Driftwood tonight

Moving Nothing day but not before a Park Run

Logistically difficult but across the city for an 8 am start for Lesley''s first international.  1st in her class and a warm run even at this hour as the barometer  hit 36C later in the day.
Out to the airport to pick up the hire car and back to the city apartment to collect cases. 45 min north on the freeway to a really classy house in Clarkson. Drove down to the harbour for a cold drink in the shade, bit of shopping and looking forward  to  a  night  in.

Cottesloe Beach...phew

A great few hours of sunshine got even Lesley swimming in the clear sea
Bus was easy and beer at lunch wad perfect. Maybe even hotter for our move on to Clarkson tomorrow

Circle of Perth completed

Heathrow

All went smoothly through only half hour!
Thanks Stu

Dinner in the Red Lion with Stu

Nice meal and a bracing walk back in torrential rain to round off the day!

Waddesdon Manor by night

Lovely Wendover Woods walk

This is really the colour of the sky and no its not Switzerland!

Last Thursday ramble

We had a splendid walk up into Ashridge estate and back down through the valley to finish off with a  pub lunch at the Red Lion Dagnall.
Weather  good for mid- November.

Last-but-one gym

The family altogether

What a lovely thought & surprise to be able to get the children & grandchildren together all at the same time!
To keep it a secret was a brill idea and must have been really difficult  for the small-ones. We had absolutely  no idea,  well done all and special thanks for Nicola who masterminded it all and Graham for driving that extra mile to pick up and take back Leah
We are proud of you all!

Allotment in 'storage'

Weekend in Shoreham-by-Sea

Stunning views on one day, driving rain the next but stopped in-time for beach fireworks and party.

Thanks to all the organisers and family for making it a special day!