AUSTRALIA...part two of many.

18.2.08.
6.30AM...ALARM...HERE WE GO...GOTTA RETURN CAR TODAY BY 9AM.
6.50AM...SHOWER.
7.05AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.30AM...BETTER GET MOVING...DON'T KNOW WHAT TRAFFICS GONNA BE LIKE.
7.50AM...I THINK WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING...HARD CHEESE IF WE HAVEN'T.
8.00AM...ON OUR WAY.
8.15AM...TRAFFIC JAM!
8.30AM...HEARD ON LOCAL RADIO STATION THERES BEEN A CAR ACCIDENT ON STIRLING HIGHWAY...THATS THE ROAD WE ARE TAKING!
9.00AM...NEARLY IN PERTH.
9.20AM...IN CAR RENTAL CAR PARK.
9.30AM...THEY'VE CHECKED THE CAR AND ITS ALL OK...THEY WEREN'T CONCERNED WE WERE A BIT LATE.
9.50AM...ON FREE BUS TO CENTRE OF PERTH.
11.00AM...FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST.
12.40PM...RAC...ENQUIRING ABOUT VAN INSURANCE.
2.00PM...PUB.
4.00PM...ON TRAIN BACK TO FREMANTLE...VERY CLEAN.
5.10PM...IN SUPERMARKET IN FREMANTLE...NEED MILK...ASKED A FELLOW LADY SHOPPER WHERE THE BEST FISH/CHIP SHOP WAS...SHE ENDED UP DRIVING US THERE!...VERY NICE LADY.
6.15PM...FINISHED FISH AND CHIPS...AND IF THEY ARE THE BEST FISH AND CHIPS IN TOWN...THE PEOPLE OF FREMANTLE NEED THERE TASTE BUDS SORTING!
6.55PM...ON BUS BACK TO OUR ABODE.
7.40...CUPPA TEA.


19.2.08.
8.00AM...PHONED WILLIAM (11.00PM IN ENGLAND)...HE WANTS TO COME AND WORK IN OZ.
8.50AM...BACON/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
9.50AM...BOOKED TICKETS FOR ROTTENEST ISLAND TOMORROW AT SITE OFFICE.
10.40AM...TOOK BUS TO FREMANTLE...WELL HOT.
11.10AM...SHOPPING...GOT MY CAMPS OF AUSTRALIA BOOK...ONLY 20 DOLLARS...NU BOUGHT 3 BOOKS...ALSO GOT TWO TOWELS HALF PRICE...NU ALSO GOT HER COWBOY HAT...I GOT AN ENGLISH NEWS PAPER...SO WE ARE WELL HAPPY!
2.00PM...PUB...NEWC BROWN ON TAP!...NU HAD STELLA.
3.30PM...NEARLY FORGOT THE SUN LOTION...ENDED UP BUYING THE BIGGEST CHEAPEST ONE THEY GOT.
4.30PM...BACK ON BUS TO OUR ABODE.
5.05PM...RESTING.
5.40PM...NU AT THE BARBIE DOING THE STEAK...I'M DOING THE CHIPS.
6.15PM...STEAK A BIT TOUGH...CHIPS NOT THAT MUCH BETTER.
7.20PM...READING NEWSPAPER...ALLS WELL IN MY WORLD!


20.2.08.
7.00AM...ALARM.
7.15AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.35AM...SHOWER.
8.05AM...CORNFLAKES/CUPPA TEA.
8.30AM...PREPERING SANDWICHES FOR TRIP TO ROTTENEST ISLAND.
9.00AM...RUCKSACK FULL...CRISPS/SANSWICHES/BEER/WATER/ORANGES.
9.15AM...ON BUS HEADING FOR JETTY TO TAKE BOAT TO ROTTENEST.
10.00AM...ARRIVE AT ROTTENEST.
10.25AM...ISLAND TOUR BUS.
11.10AM...GOT OFF AT GEORDIE BAY.
12.05PM...WALKED TO BASIN BAY...NU HAD A SWIM.
1.15PM...WALKED TO LONG BEACH...THEN ON TO THOMSON...BREEZY BUT SUN BURNING...SAW A QUAKKA...A RAT LIKE SQUIRREL...ROTTENEST MEANS RAT IN DUTCH...SOME DUTCH CHAPPIE NAMED IT A FEW CENTURIES AGO.
2.10PM...MIXED GRILL/BEER...PASSABLE.
4.00PM...BACK ON BOAT TO FREMANTLE.
5.00PM...BACK AT OUR LITTLE ABODE.
6.50PM...SPAG BOL.
8.00PM...WHISKEY.
8.30PM...WATCHING LEWIS...THERE IS LIFE AFTER MORSE.


21.2.08.
10.00AM...KETTLE ON.
10.10AM...SHOWER.
10.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
10.40AM...SAUSAGE SANDWICH...OH DEAR...OZ SAUSAGE NOT THE BEST.
11.30AM...BUS TO FREMANTLE...NEED BREAD ETC.
11.55AM...SHOPPING MALL...NO ONE SEEMS TO SMILE...ITS A FUNNY OLD PLACE...PERHAPS THEY DON'T LIKE THE ENGLISH...PERHAPS THEY DON'T LIKE ME.
12.40PM...THOUGHT WE ONLY NEEDED BREAD AND A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS...GOT A TROLLEY LOAD OF WHATEVER!
1.05PM...WAITING FOR BUS '825'...HERE IT COMES...AND THERE IT GOES...IT DIDN'T BOTHER TO STOP...DO I LOOK ENGLISH?...CAN THEY TELL FROM AFAR?...PERHAPS THE DRIVER THOUGHT I WAS TO FAT...AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON THE BUS!
1.20PM...THERES A GUY ALSO WAITING FOR THE BUS...WEARING LUMINOUS SOCKS...NOT THE FULL BISCUIT I THINK...THERE IS ALSO A WOMAN WAITING...I ASK HER THE TIME...SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.
1.35PM...'825' APPEARS...I WAVE...HE STOPS...THANK GOD FOR THAT!
2.00PM...BACK AT OUR LITTLE ABODE.
2.10PM...BEER X 2...THEY ARE SMALL BOTTLES.
2.30PM...WRITING LETTER TO WILLIAM.
4.00PM...HAVING A CAT NAP...WHEN WE WENT TO ROTTENEST NU MET A LADY CALLED JOY...SO TONIGHT AT 7.00PM SHE'S COMING TO PICK US UP TO TAKE US FOR A MEAL...ALTHOUGH WE FEEL HUNGRY WE ARE SAVING OURSELVES FOR TONIGHT.
6.00PM...SHOWER.
6.45PM...JOY ARRIVES...BIT EARLY.
7.20PM...PREMIER RESTAURANT?...NAMED LEFT BANK...WE SHALL SEE...THE PRICES ARE PREMIER!
7.55PM...SMALL PORTIONS...NEED TO TIMES IT BY THREE...OH WELL...NU HAPPY...AND THEY DO A NICE PINT OF BITTER...SO I'M OK...GIRLS ON WINE.
9.30PM...PLAYING POOL...CHATTING WITH OZ GUYS ABOUT ENGLISH FOOTIE.
11.00PM...TIME TO GO...CLOSED SIGN UP.
11.30PM...BACK AT ABODE...BETTER HAVE A WHISKEY.


22.2.08.
10.00AM...NEEDA CUPPA.
10.05AM...KETTLE ON.
10.10AM...SHOWER.
11.10AM...TOMATO/MUSHROOM SANDWICH.
12.30PM...READING...NU SWIMMING.
4.00PM...LAMB/MASHED SPUD/VEGGIES.
5.30PM...JOY...OZ LADY KNOCKS ON DOOR...ASKS IF WE WANA GO FOR A DRINK THIS EVENING.
7.30PM...JOY PICKS US UP...BY NOW WE ARE NOT SURE WHETHER WE REALLY WANNA GO...BUT WE'VE SAID YES...SO WE HAD BETTER GO.
8.15PM...AN AUSTRALIAN WATERSIDE PUB...ITS TRYING TO LOOK TRENDY...BUT ITS MISSING SOMETHING...NOT TO WORRY...IT ONLY SELLS ONE SORT OF LAGER AND THE CHAPPIE BEHIND THE BAR IS NOT TO SURE ABOUT THE BITTER...AS I SAY NOT TO WORRY!
10.10PM...HAD TWO LAGERS...THATS ENOUGH.
10.40PM...BACK AT OUR ABODE.


23.2.08.
9.45AM...WONDERING WHAT TODAY AS IN STORE...WE'VE BEEN ON THIS CAMPSITE 2 WEEKS NOW...BOREDOM AS CREPT IN...NEED TO MOVE...WAIYTING ON CALL FROM GIRLS ABOUT VAN.
10.10AM...CUPPA TEA.
10.30AM...SHOWER.
11.00AM...TOMATO/MUSHROOM SANDWICH.
12.30PM...BUS IN TO FREMANTLE...NU NEEDS TO CHECK EMAILS...BOUGHT A CALANDAR.
3.30PM...BACK ON BUS.
4.10PM...BEER.
5.00PM...STEAK SANDWICH...TOUGH AND CHEWY...OZ MEAT!
7.00PM...STILL WAITING ON CALL FROM GIRLS ABOUT VAN...SOMETIMES I WISH I HAD A TICKET IN MY HAND FOR A FLIGHT BACK TO ENGLAND THIS MINUTE...THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SOMETIMES.
10.15PM...GIRLS HAVE PHONED...I RISK A WRY SMILE.


24.2.08.
9.00AM...ANOTHER LAZY DAY...GOT PACKING TO DO...THINK I'LL STAY IN BED.
9.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
10.15AM...BACON/TOMATO SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
11.00AM...SHOWER.
12.10PM...SEMI PACKING...WE'VE BOUGHT THINGS WE NEED FOR VAN LIFE...EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE!
1.40PM...NU SWIMMING...I'M RELAXING WITH A BEER...ITS HARD TO RELAX SOMETIMES...TO MUCH ON MY MIND.
5.00PM...LAMB/PARSNIPS/CARROTS/MASH SPUD...NOT BAD.
7.00PM...PHONE MOTHER/PAULINE/WILLIAM...10AM IN ENGLAND.
9.00PM...BETTER FINISH OFF THE BRANDY...DON'T WANT IT GOING FUNNY IN THE HEAT...OR IS THAT ME?
9.40PM...READING/VILLA ON TELE.
11.30PM...VILLA WON 2-1.
11.45PM...TIME FOR BED.


25.2.08.
7.00AM...UP WE GET...GOTTA VACATE CHALET BY 10.00AM.
7.15AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.30AM...SHOWER.
8.10AM...I THINK THATS EVERTHING PACKED.
8.40AM...BACON SANDWICH/CUPPA TEA.
9.55AM...CHECKED OUT...GIRLS SHOULD BE HERE ABOUT MIDDAY.
10.30AM...CHATTING WITH IRISH COUPLE AS WE WAIT OUTSIDE SITE OFFICE.
11.55AM...GIRLS AND VAN ARRIVE.
12.25PM...AT CAFE UP THE ROAD...MONEY COUNTED...ALL OK...HAD A MILKSHAKE.
1.00PM...DROPPED GIRLS OFF AT RAILWAY STATION.
1.15PM...NU AND I ARE ON OUR WAY.
3.00PM...TAKING IT STEADY...THERE ARE A FEW RUMBLES!
4.00PM...BINNINGUP CAMPSITE...JUST OUTSIDE BUNBURY...AN PLACE THAT ENDS IN UP...USED TO BE ABORIGINAL.
5.00PM...FISH AND CHIPS...NOT TO GOOD.
5.45PM...CLEANING VAN...AND BOY DOES IT NEED CLEANING!
8.00PM...LIGHT FADING...BUT VAN KOOKING GOOD.
9.00PM...HAVING A FEW BEERS...THE EVENING AIR STILL WARM.
10.15PM...WE SETTLE DOWN FOR OUR FIRST NIGHT IN THE VAN...ITS WELL HOT.


26.2.08.
9.00AM...NEITHER OF US SLEPT WELL...NEED WATER...WE DON'T HAVE A COOKING STOVE YET...GONNA BUY ONE TODAY...SO NO CUPPA TEA THIS MORNING.
9.45AM...SHOWER.
10.20AM...STARTING CHATTING TO A WOMAN WHO IS STAYING ON THE SITE...SHE'S SOON MAKING US A CUPPA...I CAN STILL CHARM YOU KNOW!
11.40AM...STILL CHATTING...SHE COMES FROM STOURBRIDGE...WELL SOMEONES GOT TOO!...ON MY SECOND CUP...SHE'S GOT NO DIGESTIVES THOUGH!
12.25PM...WE ARE ON THE ROAD AGAIN.
1.50PM...'BIG W'...A MAJOR DISCOUNT STORE...APPARENTLY.
3.20PM...WE THINK AND HOPE WE HAVE BOUGHT ALL WE NEED...210 DOLLARS WORTH!
3.40PM...TOMATO AND PATE BUN...YUM YUM!
4.10PM...OF WE GO AGAIN.
5.05PM...BUSSELTON...A SMALL TOWN.
5.40PM...CAMPSITE...BIT SHODDY...BUT IT AS ALL AMENITIES.
6.10PM...SORTING VAN...SO MUCH TO SORT.
8.00PM...WE'VE DONE WELL...SITTING AT REAR OF VAN...CUPPA TEA AND PATE BUN...RADIO ON...WE ARE HAPPY...WE ARE A FUNNY OLD PAIR...WE'VE GOT EACH OTHER AND SOMEHOW IT WORKS.
10.10PM...GOOD NIGHT!


27.2.08.
9.15AM...NEED THE LOO.
9.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
10.00AM...ANOTHER CUPPA/CORNFLAKES.
11.00AM...WE HAVE DECIDED TO STAY ANOTHER NIGHT HERE AT LAZY DAYS CAMPING SITE...WE'VE GOTTA GET A TABLE AND ALSO GET THE VAN TRANSFERED IN TO OUR NAME AT THE POST OFFICE.
11.40AM...WE HAVE TABLE.
12.20PM...TRANSFERED VAN IN TO OUR NAME.
12.50PM...SUPERMARKET...NEED MILK.
1.30PM...WALKING BUSSLETON PIER...THE SECOND LONGEST IN THE WORLD AT 1.8K...THE LONGEST IS SOUTHEND,ENGLAND AT 2.1K.
2.00PM...WE MADE IT...PRETTY TOUGH MIND...AT THE END IS THE UNDERWATER SEA LIFE OBSERVATORY...NU LIKES HER FISH...I PREFER THEM COOKED AND READY TO EAT.
4.10PM...HAVING WALKED BACK THE 1.8K ALONG THE PIER...NU AND I ARE STRUGGLING...NEED WATER.
4.40PM...NU GOES FOR A DIP IN THE SEA...I'VE GOT MY PAPER...SO ALL IS FINE.
6.00PM...BACK AT CAMPSITE.
6.20PM...HIPPY DISH...TUNA AND FRIED ONIONS WITH FRESH SOFT ROLLS...GLORIOUS!
6.55PM...RADIO ON...SOME GUY TALKING ABOUT BENIZITO[PAKISTANI WOMAN]...ABOUT THE BOOK SHE WROTE BEFORE BEING MURDERED.
7.20PM...BEER OR THREE...TIRED BUT HAPPY.


SOMETIMES....

BYE FOR NOWZ.