Well this was our final week in Australia. Where the other 8 have gone to is anyone's guess. The week started with celebrating our 2nd wedding anniversary with a day on the beach and a nice meal out in the evening. In fact eating good meals was a theme of the week which means that next week's needs to be exercise.While we've been in Perth we've met quite a few members of Rachel's aunt Kay's family and any we hadn't already met were ticked off with a big family gathering for a pre-Christmas meal. This included freshly cooked hams and chickens along with Christmas puddings all washed down with plenty of champagne and wine. The following day we all went round to Kay's chap (Barry)'s place and pretty much did it all again with the only addition being crayfish (or rock lobster depending on your inclination). These had been 'caught' by us the day before on a trip out with another of Kay's contacts. We probably can't claim to have caught them 100% as it required some scuba diving so Noel, the guy we went out with, did the hard work while we relaxed on the boat or swam in the sea. Eating fresh crayfish was fantastic though.
We've managed to squeeze some sport in this week too, much to Rach's relief! Tuesday saw a Twenty20 cricket international between Australia and New Zealand at the WACA. Barry came up trumps here with tickets for us although the circumstances were slightly unnerving. Sadly Barry's father passed away in August but due to him being a retired OAP he was paying peanuts for his season ticket so his family have kept it on so I went in as the late Robert Main with Rach as his guest! The game was good with the Aussies winning pretty easily.
We're both ready now to head to New Zealand and get back out in the fresh air and stretch our legs again. We've not really had much chance for that in the last couple of weeks although Rach managed to get out onto the water this week for a kayak and I had a quick bike ride. Perth has been an interesting experience not least for the fact of seeing how a city that is so far from any other major city, even in Australia, operates. You could nearly be in another country on the west coast and in some ways I think people think they are with Western Australia operating very differently in many ways to the eastern states. We've enjoyed Australia and had some fantastic experiences but it's time to move on.
The week's 24/7s
Monday: Two years. Who said it wouldn't last?
Tuesday: Wouldn't be seen dead at the cricket.
Wednesday: Christmas pudding, presents and hot weather. Lovely!
Thursday: Christmas pudding two nights in a row.
Friday: I think we're ready for New Zealand.
Saturday: 5098km, 4 states, 3 timezones. Australia...done!
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