Now we're in Busselton

Monday 2 November


We had a very enjoyable day with Geraldine and Gordon. They picked us up from the hotel and took us for a drive around the sights of Perth, lunch at the casino, a visit to the mint and back to the hotel. It was very good to have some time with just a couple of people we knew after spending a few days with busloads of strangers! We also talked about the trip we are planning to Italy next year, as they have just done it a few weeks ago. Sounds like a good holiday, I’m sure we’ll have a good time doing it.

Tomorrow we leave Perth, pick up a car and head south to Busselton where we have a week in a caravan park, staying in a cabin. We’ll make that our base for looking around places like Margaret River, Cape Leeuwin, maybe see some whales and dolphins with a bit of luck.

Tuesday 3 November

We picked up our car – eventually! We arrived at the pick-up office on time only to be told that there was a delay and our car wasn’t ready yet, so we went off for a walk for an hour or so then back to the office but no, it still wasn’t ready! After a bit more of a delay we were given an upgraded car and they also waived the fee for a second driver so it worked out well in the end. We have a VW Jetta diesel instead of a Hyundai Elantra. Like all diesels, it doesn’t do quick take-offs, but runs along very well indeed and doesn’t sound too much like a diesel.

Anyway, we headed south on the Kwinana Freeway with a few side trips along tourist drives instead of staying on the freeway. We drove through Mandurah and Bunbury then took another detour to Capel for lunch, and found our new home in Busselton in the Holiday Village where we have a cabin for a week. We’ve done a bit of shopping for necessaries like tea, coffee, milk etc, and Les cooked a barbie for tea – nice change after restaurant meals for a few days.