Yes we have been out on the water over the last week. Firstly all three of us, together with some friends, went for a river cruise on the Swan River. We went upstream from Perth for about an hour and saw several of the historic sites relavent to the history of this part of Australia. Roger got the chance to take the wheel - but only for the purposes of the photo - apparently he does not have enough experience in handling boats!!
Secondly we, together with Suzanne, went south to Rockingham and then by ferry over to Penguin Island. This is a sanctuary for Little, or Fairy, penguins where they are protected from preditors. The only way to see round the island is by a series of Boardwalks which keeps the visitors away from the natural habitat of the penguins. We did not see any wild penguins but were privileged to see some tame ones being fed. We also saw Pelicans, Lizards and native birds.
After this we went on down to Mandurah to go and see the houses decorated for Christmas. This was a different experience to what we have been used to as we had to go by boat as all the houses were on canals. A lot of money had been spent, not only on the lights themselves, but also on the professional crews who had obviously put them up. There is only one word that can be said - STUNNING!!
We have also been to the cinema to keep cool as it has been very hot and more humid than usual. We have seen Quartet (funny) and Les Miserables (amazing). We have also been to visit and stay with friends - quite a busy time really!!!
We are having problems getting pictures onto this posting but hope we have mors success next time.
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