Waving goodbye to WA

Monday 2nd April 2012 (We are always one day ahead of the blog post date). Today is the day we leave Perth, Western Australia after 6 weeks of being here and  venture over towards Melbourne in Victoria. We have enjoyed what we have experienced of Perth, there have been a couple of ups and downs along the way, but it has most definitely been a positive experience!  

The City skyline from Swan River

 Within the 43 days that we have been staying in the Perth area we have managed to see Perth zoo, explore the central business district (aswell as it's shops and various sushi stalls!), drinks in the backpacker area of Northbridge, explore Fremantle (famous for its coffee, markets and little creatures brewery!), be by the seaside at Rockingham, beachdays at Cottesloe (the beach where Heath Ledgers funeral was held...), breakfast in fancy West Leederville, walks and picnics at Kings park, a day trip to see the Pinnacles in Nambung national park and we even fitted in an outing to IKEA complete with meatballs and hotdogs!

The must see Fremantle market which was established in 1897!

 

The Pinnacles of Nambung National Park~ limestone formations

The Cottesloe beach and Pavillion

 

 

Subiaco, Warnbro and Mt Helena have been the areas in Perth we have been staying, and all three are very different to one another too!- there’s a part of Perth to suit everyone! 

A stroll towards perth...

Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, in a trendy, hip area which is host to lots of cute little cafes and modern bars. Here we stayed just outside Subiaco in a small suburb Called Jolimont with Max’s relatives and a friendly little Basenji dog called Kito!

Kito the Yodelling Basenji dog of African origin!

Warnbro is an outer suburb of Perths which is in a nice location by the coastal line in a city called Rockingham which is a very seaside resort. It is very much like Skegness, Scarborough or Great Yarmouth with lots of English people (Poms- I can say this as I am one too!) with fish ‘n’ chips, pubs, sweet shops and other home comforts...except it is in Western Australia and with guaranteed good weather! We spent multiple days in this area staying with my relatives from home, and it was here where we experienced our first Australian Barbie and saw Dolphins in the sea!

Walk abouts around the Warnbro coast

Mt Helena was definitely the most different location to stay in compared to the rest. Mt Helena is a very rural area in the outskirts of Perth, up in the hills surrounded by bushland and forest. It was here where did our first HelpX work at a Australian Warmblood stud. The stud was home to lots of mares and their foals, a Shetland pony, two Irish wolfhounds, cats, a wild Bandicoot and Skink aswell as the hosts who we worked for...

With one of the many horses we looked after in Mt Helena

So I would say we have experienced alot of Perth whilst we have been here, and seen alot too by staying in these contrasting areas.   
Ta' ta/ Goodbye/ Hej då/ Adios/ Auf wiedersehn/ Au reviour  Perth!

Next stop...Melbourne! - Lets just hope the sunny weather follows us...

All packed up and ready to go...