Perth – and the endless summer
Sat, March 19th – Tues, March 22nd
After a morning walk on the ‘dog beach’ with Murphy, Bear and hundreds of other 4-legged creatures, most of whom were off leads and followed by cheerful owners, we said our farewells to the Ciszeks and headed south to Attadale and Barb.
The next few days were spent enjoying the glorious Perth weather, walking along the river, enjoying lunch at Eat Greek near the East Fremantle Yacht Club, watching movies on SBS and chilling out with Barb.
We loved Perth with its magnificent river, the many mostly large cruisers berthed at the multitude of yacht clubs and the incredible mix of tall, modern buildings with some lovely 19th century architecture. The weather helps just a little too!!!
Shopping for a new outfit for Phlip’s wedding took up most of Monday and then on Tuesday it was back to Melbourne.
Melbourne
March 22 – 30th
We spent a wonderful and very busy week catching up with family and friends and enjoying Phlip & Al’s wedding and the celebrations.
Everything went very well and they both looked gorgeous and happy. 
Catching up with the Canberra mob again as well as the Longworth clan was wonderful, particularly seeing Sal & Ben’s babies who are growing up so quickly! We also appreciated having some time to talk to our new extended family who were so kind to Phlip while Al was away and who will be great ‘in-laws’ for her and friends for us.
Catching up with the Canberra mob again as well as the Longworth clan was wonderful, particularly seeing Sal & Ben’s babies who are growing up so quickly! We also appreciated having some time to talk to our new extended family who were so kind to Phlip while Al was away and who will be great ‘in-laws’ for her and friends for us.
A bonus was to have time to enjoy lunch with Ted and Noreen, as it had been over 18 months since we saw them last. At 82 years old, Ted is just as mentally active as ever and also looked in good physical condition. Noreen kept us up to date with family events and we also saw some of their photos from David’s wedding in Sth Africa – a stunning bride and groom with an elephant in the background!
Perth
March 31 – April 3
Back to glorious Perth weather! We spent a few days stocking up the van, exploring a little more of the city and ‘burbs’, and enjoying walks and bike-rides along the Swan River in the mornings. Breakfast at Pt. Walter, with wave boarders and kite surfers speeding across the water near the sandbar, was great.
We enjoyed meeting Barb’s friends Eunice and Martin and having dinner at Fremantle with Jen & David. Freo is a wonderfully exciting place to be, with people on the streets at all hours of the day and night, music, art and sporting events featuring heavily on the calendar. Like the whole of Perth, it is full of young, trim people enjoying the climate that allows them to still sit outside at night in April!
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