We had been looking forward to the Perth Mint for a long time, ever since our visit to the Canberra Mint back in May. So it became the first tourist attraction we visited in Perth and we decided we’d take the train to get there. We weren’t sure what parking would be available and we have a toddler who really, really wanted to ride the train. In Perth the train track runs down the centre of the freeway and he … Read More
On the way back from the Pinnacles we stopped into Lake Thetis to have a look at the stromatolites. We saw a few roadsigns, which I keep taking pictures of. The town of Cervantes was named for a Spanish ship that wrecked off the coast once upon a time. I loved the sign on the way into town, it’s spaced very well so that you see a picture of the ship from a distance, then the signs separate as you … Read More
The Pinnacles were definitely on our list of places to visit in Western Australia. They feature in the book Are We There Yet? but the illustration had the kids fooled. From the drawing they had the idea that there were only a few rock formations, they were in for a pleasant surprise. First we stopped into the Discovery Centre at Nambug National Park for a quick look. Then we headed down the short path to see how much we could … Read More
Our last stop before Perth was Cervantes. We had a few nights there before heading to Perth for the holidays. Cervantes is a small town right on the coast, a couple of hours north of Perth. There was a lovely playground just outside the caravan park. Once school was out for the year quite a few families started showing up which was an odd feeling for us. Most of the families we’ve seen in WA have been travelling down the … Read More
Geraldton was the first sizeable city we’d seen since Darwin. While we were there we managed to get to a few things on our list, including a haircut for LadyBug and TurboBug. Isn’t LadyBug’s hair the cutest? She’d been asking to have it cut off for awhile but we wanted her to be sure since for more than a year she’s been saying she wanted to grow it as long as Rapunzel. When it was TurboBug’s turn the hairdresser commented … Read More
Last year we were in America for Halloween. The kids were beside themselves. We went to some community event first, then to a friend’s neighbourhood for more trick or treating, complete with a visit from a headless horseman. Since trick-or-treating isn’t really a thing here in Australia, I’d told the kids we’d dress up and do our own thing. Then we found out that several of the other families staying in the caravan park were planning to trick-or-treat. So then … Read More