Perth & Rottnest Island

We arrived in Perth early morning on the 23rd. After walking around the city for a while we made our way to the OPTUS Stadium to experience a bit of the cricket fever that's taken over the city for the 4 days test (tournament) between Australia and India. We watch the match on the big screen TV outside the stadium among the entertainment and food vendors. The next day we went to Heirisson Island where there are wild resident kangaroos but did not see any, they must have been hiding in the bushes in the shade because it was sooooo hot. We then went to King's Park for a picnic and walked around a bit but it was just too hot. Today we took the ferry to Rottnest Island. The ferry ride is 90 min of which 30 min are on the open Indian Ocean, it was very rough on the way there and even rougher coming back. Rottnest Island is about the size of Pelee Island but there are no cars, it's all a natural park. The only permanent residents are the Quokkas (marsupials the size of a cat) that are found no where else in the world. The water around Rottenest Island is so clear and beautiful.Läs mer