Day 22 Tuesday 22nd July
Bob got up really early this morning to play golf at Burswood near Perth City with Damian, Rachael’s partner. Adam was at work so TJ and I had a lazy breakfast and set off for the internet and library, we still haven’t found jobs for them or accommodation in Brisbane for any of us. There appears to be 2 large conferences in Perth while we are there so most of the accommodation is booked or far too expensive. When Bob finished golf he phoned to say come home and let me in as he didn’t have a key. As it was early afternoon and he said that he had forgotten to take his camera with him, we went back to Burswood Golf course and took some photos of him with the magazine he is carrying everywhere with him and then we went into the Casino next door. Tj was wide eyed, bless her she had never been in a Casino in her life and was so amazed by the bright lights and the difference faces of people, happy or sad or just concentrating on winning. We were now getting close to the time that Adam finished work and as it was only 16 klms away we phoned him to say we would pick him up. Adam had downloaded the road maps of Australia to TomTom when he arrived and it has been so invaluable. We picked him up at 5pm and were home for 6pm, just enough time to cook tea and change to go to the cinema, being Tuesday is cheap day so this week all but TJ went to see the new Batman film, The Dark Knight and Tj watched Get Smart, a comedy.
Day 23 Wednesday 23rd July
It was TJ’s turn to take Adam to the railway station at 7am this morning so Bob got a lie in. Another day of trawling the internet, some food shopping and a walk in the mall as the weather was terrible – the rain pounded down so hard you couldn’t hear yourself speak in the shopping mall. Not wanting to go out in the evening we hired a DVD “Wildhogs” and watched that.
Day 24 Thursday 24th July
This morning the weather was better, a bit of sun so after taking Adam to the station I made breakfast for Lyn and we all managed to get out by 9.30am to spend some time in Perth. TJ wants a new handbag and some maps for places she will visit later so we called into the map shop locally on the way and got some of them. In Perth we couldn’t park in our usual carpark so ended up in a very expensive one so we were limited in time. I was, however, persuaded by the girls to buy a “man bag” I think they ganged up on me as they were both fed up with carrying glasses, wallets, camera’s etc in their handbags. Anyway its very useful. After leaving Perth we went looking for estate agents in Joondalup to see if they had any contacts in Brisbane for rental houses. Unfortunately they weren’t so we dropped Tj back at the library for a couple of hours while Lyn and I went home to prepare dinner. Adam arrived home at 6.50pm and Tom and Shiela arrived at 7.10pm for dinner. A very pleasant evening was had, chatting and catching up on life over the past 20 odd years.
Day 25 Friday July 25th
Today is Dans 2nd birthday but I can’t phone him now as it’s about 2am in the uk but we are hoping to get online with webcam later in the day. With all the washing up to date and the broom through the house we set off for Hillary’s Marina to see if we can go on a boat tomorrow as the weather forecast is good. Unfortunately they are closed for a couple of weeks and the cost of the boat trips are expensive (justified if you can sunbathe on the islands but not in the winter with weak sunshine). So we headed for Scarborough on the coast as it’s supposed to be a touristy place. Unfortunately the rain is hacking down again so no point getting out of the car so we drove round looking for something to do and saw Ikea – I know sad isn’t it but as none of us have heaps of warm clothes then we don’t last long in the cold so we went in for a nose to see if it’s the same as the Uk and Spain – it is. We found a glass dish to replace one that Bob broke in the house and stood for 20 mins trying to pay for it, only to be told that it was a display one with the correct tag so they couldn’t let us have it. Bob went to find another, unfortunately they didn’t have one so we had wasted 30 mins. Bob dropped TJ and I at the internet café with the webcam and went to pick Adam up from the railway station but as we went into the café we were told that he was closing early on Friday so we only had 45 mins. It was a disastrous afternoon as Lucy didn’t hear my text to say come on line now, then she couldn’t get her computer to run properly and eventually Bob turned up with Adam and we got thrown out of the café as we had run out of time so I didn’t get to see Dan on his birthday but I did talk to him over the phone. So very fed up we headed for home.
Day 26 Saturday July 26th
Its SUNNY and warm, can’t believe it ! Adam has done a week working and is looking forward to a lie in this morning but with the sun shining we soon finished our cooked breakfast and having discarded most of the ideas of things to do, we set off to drive the coast road. We spent all day, driving along, stopping, having an ice cream, watching the locals, driving some more, looking at the houses for sale, then when we got to Scarborough again and Lucy text to say she was up so we headed for the internet to say hi to here and the boys. It was a very good session as we booked the house and a car in Brisbane, and we found a fantastic offer for the hotel we wanted in Fiji so we booked that too. The men were now very hungry so we walked back round to the sea front and we had fish and chips sitting outside a café in glorious sunshine . Bob was happy as there were many bikers about who stopped at the café for a beer or a snack too. Home for dinner as Adam and TJ are making a curry for tonight.
Day 27 Sunday 27th July
We had a late start this morning as once again the weather was terrible, when it cleared we went for drive to Marangaroo Golf course to hit a bucket of balls and watch the wild kangaroos at play, Tj and Lyn said they would like to have a go too. The sun was lovely and warm so we sat in it having a drink. On the way home we bought some food for our evening meal which we were going to share with Racheal, Damian and Ken and Teresa. Having such basic equipment in the house we were renting meant that the meal would be simple and we had to rearrange the furniture to get everyone in. Racheal and Damian arrived first to tell us that Racheals daughter-in-law Mary Ann, had had a baby boy early that morning, Jackson Matthew born at 5am weighing 8lb 12oz. Ken and Teresa (Mary Ann’s parents) would be along later. We had a lovely evening, eventhough the potato wedges didn’t cook quickly enough and the garlic bread burnt !!!
Day 28 Monday 28th July
Adam was back to work this morning, bob was playing golf at Marangaroo and TJ and I were off to Racheals to have our hair done. As we sat in the salon the rain came down very heavy and we wondered if Bob was still playing. We arrived at the golf course as the sun came out but an official said that Bob had just gone out on the course again after spending some time under the trees waiting for the storm to pass soaked to the skin. He went out on the course to find him to tell him we were waiting. He played a couple more holes but the sky went black again so he gave up and we headed home to change into something dry. The evening was spent at Tom and Sheila’s where we had a lovely lamb dinner and said our goodbyes to them as we were due to leave Perth in 2 days time.
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okay you pass ..what a thesis Dr & Dr Gallard..Great Blog..miss you both XXX
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