Yesterday proved to be an exciting day in more ways than one. Firstly, we caught the public transport and I must admit it all went pretty well, especially for those 'senior' members amongst us as public transport for seniors after 9:00am is free until 3:00pm each week day (at least). Quite pleasant trip into Perth taking us a small amount of time. Unfortunately none of us really knew where we were going, so when we got to the last stop, we were unaware we were the last ones sitting. The bus driver then politely said " this is the last stop"!
Well after high-tailing it out of there we then went to the main bus terminal and caught the next one to Freemantle. This was the longest 16 kms I've ever put in as we stopped ( so it seemed) every 50 mts to pick up someone or drop them off. We finally arrived in Freemantle about an hour later, just in time to meet up with Denis and Bec, who had already dropped their trailer off for repairs to the window. A bite of lunch, quick look around the port and streets, then back on the bus again. This time the bus made good time as it was replacing a train (which were mostly out of service due to maintenance). But connection to the next bus was a bit more leg work, finally arriving back at camp about 3:00 pm. Whew, what a day on public transport. How people do this day in, day out is beyond me. It must be meditation to some I guess, but to me it seems a waste of time.
Now to the evening when we caught up with friends John and Marlyn Cordery after 32 years! Once again it was like yesterday we saw these couple and the conversation went well into the night before calling it quits. As per when we last saw them, little had changed: Marlyn is a great cook, John likes and knows his wine, so you could say it was a thoroughly enjoyable night. The only dampener on the night was unfortunately we could not help celebrate Doug's 70th birthday properly. We will have to wait until we can have a big fire at a free camp, before Paul can blow up his balloons and string his streamers to really celebrate.
Today we spent time at Kings Park in the middle of Perth. What a fabulous place! Spending only an hour or two was certainly not enough time, but the feel of the place was enough to whet the appetite for another time.
Heading up the highway and we have settled for the night in Cervantes which is near the Pinnicles, which hopefully we will get to see in the morning. Massive sand dunes seem to be the main focas in this area: the sand drift must be amazing. It looks like I imagine the Sahara. Once again time is getting away and so must I, so until we meet again......
Bad luck about Geelong not winning tonight. Sorry Baz!
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