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It was a hot one today!! Thank goodness for cloud cover as we walked to the Fremantle Market which takes place every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday except for a couple public holidays. The market has been a staple of Fremantle since the late 1800’s. Vendors include everything from food & drink to toys, jewelry,Continue reading “2/4/23 – Fremantle Market & Nambung National Park”

This morning we walked to a local fresh fish market to purchase dinner items – red snapper and prawns- yummy 😋. On our walk back to the Saltwater Air BnB on Edmund Street we found a wonderful bakery -Wild Bakery – on the corner of Scott Street & South TCE, where we purchased croissants-chocolate &Continue reading “2/3/23 – Fish Market & Perth”

Today we got an early start as our plan was to travel to Margaret River and wine country. Our first stop was in Bunbury where we hoped to see dolphins in the bay. When we arrived at the Dolphin Center we found that we would have pay for a boat tour that was not goingContinue reading “2/2/23 – Margaret River”

Yesterday we found a place to rent E-Bikes to take on the ferry to Rottnest Island (a carless island & lots of bikes!). Early this morning Chase met us at the Tiller bike store in Fremantle to outfit us with our bikes and helmets for our Rottnest adventures. These bikes are the “Tesla of E-Bikes”!Continue reading “2/1/23 – Rottnest Island”

Our last morning in Adelaide was spent exploring Rundle Street and the myriad of shops, arcades, restaurants, and cafes. Wow!!! One could spend weeks exploring, but we only had a few hours:). Time to fly to Perth where the temperature was 36 C (102 F) when we landed🥵

After a wonderful stay at the Hart of Barossa with Michael & Alisa, we drove a scenic route through the Adelaide Hills, lots of fruit farms, and vineyards to Cleland Wildlife Park in the National Park. We spent a couple of hours with all the wildlife and proceeded to our accommodations in Adelaide, the AlbaContinue reading “1/29/23 – Back to Adelaide”

The day after “Australia Day” we checked out of the Alba Hotel on South TCE and headed to the Botanic Park of Adelaide for a guided walk at 10:30 am. Unbeknownst to us was that the guide may not show up since in was a hot day…. It was hot & the guide did notContinue reading “1/28/23 – Hart of Barossa”

We arrived in Adelaide after a drive from Tailem Bend (a very small, sleepy town) and an afternoon in the McLaren Vale (wine country south of Adelaide). Wine tasting with Ella, our 20-something server, at Chalk Hill was most delightful. She paired some wines with my favorite – chocolates;). Our lunch was a Pinsa (pizza)Continue reading “1/26/23 – Adelaide”

A day of exploring the coast – The Port Campbell Discovery Walk; The 12 Apostles; the Gibson Steps; the Loch Ard Gorge; Thunder Cave; the London Bridge; the Bay of Islands.

Another beautiful day in Australia😄…Sunny, breezy, mid-70s… While in Mount Gambier we visited the Information Center; dined at Metro Bakery & Cafe; visited a beautiful garden in a volcanic sinkhole – “Umpherston” – and Blue Lake which fills a volcano crater. Our next stop on the Southern Ports Highway was the village/town of Robe –Continue reading “1/24/23 – Mount Gambier to Tailem Bend on The Southern Ports Highway in The Limestone Coast Region”