Kings Park, Perth

23rd September

Well here we are - in the big city.  Both of us wanted to see Perth but both were also hesitant about having to re-enter the 'real' world.  We've had so much wide open space, at least until about Geraldton.  Still, if we have to visit a city then at least Perth's a nice one:)  And we did visit Yanchep NP and also the Swan Valley en route.

Our first stop was Kings Park, overlooking the Swan Brewery
and Swan River here.

Great views from near the War Memorial

 Of course September's a beautiful time of year to be here with so many plants in flower.

We've seen so many of these Prickly Plume grevilleas
further north, growing in the wild.  Love them!

The black kangaroo paw

We spent all afternoon in this beautiful place - then we managed to find our way to where we were staying in Ferndale.  A friend (the one we caught up with in Onslow) has a house there and while he wasn't there, he offered us his room and a place to park the troopy.  So we had a real bed and bathroom!  

Next day we caught the train into town and spent the day exploring Perth.  It seems so clean and organised, not too big and of course being by the water is always an added attraction.  Phil wanted me to choose a ring for my birthday so we chose one together ...

... I love it!

We went to the art gallery where we saw pretty much everything.  It's great that we're interested in the same types of things, makes travelling together SO easy.  The free CAT bus is a good service too, we were able to get a bit of an overview of parts of the city.  Yep, we really like Perth.  

London Court arcade

Sidney Nolan's "Desert Storm" in the art gallery