The plan for Tuesday was to go to the beach however we awoke to a cooler, breezy day (although still about 30 degrees so no snow like London) and a sky full of smoke from distant bush fires. So instead we brought forward our day out to Freemantle. We had also decided that we definitely needed to get our camera repaired and so it made sense to pop into Perth on the way down to Freemantle to drop that in. It is good to know that the camera is on the road to recovery (best not to think about the cost) and my uncle has kindly lent us his camera until ours is back in action.
When we arrived in Freemantle we did a tour of the town by bus and then were already ready for lunch. We went to Joe's Fish Shack on the waterfront for a fishy lunch. I had a yummy local fish packed chowder and glass of WA wine to make the most of the locality.
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We then visited the historic roundhouse jail where my aunt Jenny learned the hard way the consequence of misbehaving!!
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After a wander around the pretty town and a good strong dose of caffeine we hopped back on the train to battle with the commuters home to Darlington.
As it was Anna and Kevin's housemate's birthday that day we went over to theirs for evening to join in with champagne drinking and seafood cookery. We had a great evening of top notch food and excellent company and even stayed up past midnight.
This is why the next morning we didn't get up and out as quickly as was needed to fulfill our surf plans for the day. Plus Oscar the dog looked so excited at the mention of the beach that we decided to head to the nearby dog beach for a walk, splash and picnic and postponed the visit to the surf beach to the next day. Anna, Kevin, Rob, Oscar and I were the only people on the beach and we played in the waves for quite a while. Oscar was very brave in the water considering lots of the waves were splashing right over his head.
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Later that afternoon Anna dropped us back just in time to wave Jenny and Peter off as they left for a charity dinner. I then had an accidental snooze, woke up to watch the sunset while Rob cooked us some dinner, and then we settled down to watch two fun 80's classic films. A nice lazy evening.
So it was third time lucky on Thursday when we made it up to Scarborough beach. Today Anna and Kevin's housemate Clint came along as our fifth companion (Oscar wasn't allowed) and the five of us had lunch together before heading onto the sand. The sun was out and the beach was beautiful and although is was not wavey enough to surf we still body boarded about, which was great. I also had a nice long peaceful walk to the end of the beach where it meets Trig beach and then Anna and I made a seashell creation in the sand. The lovely afternoon was topped off when we were given 2for1 ice cream vouchers for the shop by the beach, and free frisbees!
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Back at the house we decided that beer and crisps were in order to keep us busy while the sun went down, and then these were countered with a healthy salad dinner and a game of ultimate pool. I was very content and rather sleepy by the time I hit my bed for the night.
Today was a less active and more jobby day. We left Anna and Kevin's after brek and as we had taken the car over the day before it meant we could head back via a spot of shopping. Back at the house we did our washing, had a tasty lunch that had been prepared for us (we're being very spoilt here) and then put some time into planning and booking our second week in New Zealand when we are traveling down the North Island. Then Jenny showed me how to make Tiramisu in prep for tomorrow eve's BBQ which made me feel very happy as I always find baking a therapeutic novelty. (I can only do it when supervised as otherwise I tend too stray from the recipe. But Jenny kept me on track so hopefully it will turn out nice.)
Peter spent the day on the roof clearing gutters and cutting the tops of trees. One tree top (a monkey puzzle!) was sacrificed in the name of xmas and is sitting nakedly in the front room hoping to be decorated. It is still difficult to conjure up feelings of xmas or believe that at home it is snowing. Not that I mind, I'm very happy to be here and hot and eating seafood. I am willing to wait until next year for xmas carols, mulled wine and winter layers, but I can't help but wonder how everyone else is enjoying the festivities back home.
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