Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Perth – 15 November to 2 December 2009

Cottesloe Beach - 22 November 2009 at 17h18m36s  469 of 611 Guilford, John, Trish - 27 November 2009 at 19h08m03s  484 of 611We arrived in Perth on and stayed at the Perth International Tourist Park at Forrestfield. This is a well run camping Park near the airport but still country. They will also store your caravan for you while you are away.
We had a bit of a holiday from sight seeing and just enjoyed ourselves visiting friends and swimming at Cottesloe. We saw the wineries in the Swan River Valley and one of the oldest hotels in Australia at Guilford.
Freemantle - 29 November 2009 at 11h33m55s  507 of 611Freemantle - 19 November 2009 at 16h38m30s  457 of 611We visited Fremantle with another Bushtracker Family and saw the shipwreck museum. Before navigation was an exact science ships from the Dutch East India Company used the roaring 40's as a route to the Dutch East Indies. This saved them from a long hot trip crossing the equator twice, which wasn't good for men or product. If they missed the turn they sometimes ended up wrecked on the coast of WA. They weren't very impressed with what they saw and declined to land and raise a flag. They did name some of the coast. The most gruesome wreck was the Batavia, where a mutinous crew went on a murder spree before being finally brought to justice. A portion of the stern is preserved.

Rottnest Island - 29 November 2009 at 16h21m22s  580 of 611Rottnest Island - 29 November 2009 at 13h56m04s  528 of 611We took the ferry out to Rottnest Island. This Dutch thought the native quokka's were rats, hence the name.
Rottnest was once a gaol but is now a popular destination for holidays and day trips from Perth.


  Rottnest Island - 29 November 2009 at 14h36m38s  529 of 611 Rottnest Island - 29 November 2009 at 15h25m41s  570 of 611  Rottnest Island - 29 November 2009 at 16h29m29s  606 of 611

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