These photos are all in reverse order and I really don't have the energy or the inclination to do anything about it so here are some snaps of our holiday going backwards!
The photo above is the view from the Bicentennial Tree at Pemberton. Pemberton is in the South West corner of Western Australia and is in the middle of the Karri Valley which is a wonderful region full of giant Karri Forests, Wineries, Chocolate Factories and most importantly (to Stephanie and Sharon) Cheese Factories. The Bicentennial Tree is a giant Karri tree standing around 240 feet tall. It is one of three trees in the Karri valley that have been made climeable. There are stakes hammered into the tree in a spiral going all the way to the top where there is a viewing platform. These were originally build as fire lookouts but are tourist attractions now.
Here are Kym and Sharon, still in the south west of WA. We are on a suspension bridge over some beautiful water falls. We loved the way this place had an abundance of water and was still so lovely and green in the middle of summer. Very different to what we are used to!
And now we have gone backwards to Christmas day in Perth. It was a pretty warm day so after our Chritmas dinner we headed to the beach. Perth has some lovely beaches and we all had a great time swimming, kicking the football and just relaxing.
Here is Stephanie digging holes in the sand. As you can see it was a beautiful day.
And here we have Stephanie and Scott reliving their childhood at the Perth Zoo. They loved this mini carousel when they were little (we lived near Perth when Steph and Scott were pre-schoolers) and both commented that they remember it being bigger!
Here is Steph doing what she does best, clowning around with one of the displays at the Perth undrewater aquarium. We spent a lovely day out there catching up with some old friends and enjoying a lunch on the boardwalk afterwards.
And here we have Stephanie and Scott reliving their childhood at the Perth Zoo. They loved this mini carousel when they were little (we lived near Perth when Steph and Scott were pre-schoolers) and both commented that they remember it being bigger!Here is Steph doing what she does best, clowning around with one of the displays at the Perth undrewater aquarium. We spent a lovely day out there catching up with some old friends and enjoying a lunch on the boardwalk afterwards.This is only a snapshot. As you can imagine we took a great deal more photos than this! We had a great holiday and are home for a couple of days now before we head to the shack at the beach for two weeks.
New Years Eve will be spent camping on the beach with my brother, his family and my parents. It's going to be a warm evening so the beach seems to be a good place to spend it!
Happy New Year everyone!
5 valued opinions!:
Great pictures! Thank you for sharing... Okay ~ what's your favorite kind of cheese and did you get some? Did you visit the chocolate factory for you always talk about chocolate?
Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas trip! Have a lovely time at the beach. I'm jealous as always! It's cold and damp here... :)
beautiful!
Looks like you had great weather. We had 14-16 inches of snow the week b4 Christmas but now it is all gone.
Happy New Year!
Great pictures. It is so beautiful there. I almost couldn't breathe looking at the picture of you and Kym on the suspension bridge. I'm not sure Jesus himself could get me on one of those bridges. NOPE!!
Leah
How will you ever settle back into "everyday life"? ;)
Joanie, yes we ate and bought a great deal of chocolate! And Steph and I are both partial to Brie and Camembert.
My ADHD, I just can not imagine snow at Christmas! It just wouldn't feel right!
Leah, I was fine on the suspension bridge until my charming son started bouncing on it! That wiped the smile from my face!
And Joanie, I have no idea how I will settle back into everyday life. Thankfully I have another week before I have to think about that!
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