Australia
Scarborough

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    • Day 135

      He was a Sk8ter boy

      February 11, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      Up at 6.50 to jog to meet Andrew for skating lessons. Whilst Hannah went for a walk with Annie.
      Lots of falling over with the first time skating since the one time I did it as a kid.
      Managed not to break myself and do a little drop in turn in the bowl. Andrew looking smooth and well practiced!
      Then went to Montys for a breakfast smoothie and met up with Andrew's parents Penny and Steven.
      Got back to pick up Hannah's mum Heather and off to the beach. It was hot hot hot, so I spent most of my time snorkelling and hand surfing, whilst the ladies soaked up the rays.
      Back to the pool side for a salad lunch and a chill out.
      About 4 ish we left to go to Hillary's, a mini harbour, for a pint before heading to Annie's.
      Annie and Jus had made a huge feast of Mexican food. We chatted away until about 9.30 when I got a call from Andrew. Few changes of plan for tomorrow. It was now a 6am start for the boys to head down to Margate river. Will call that bed time then.
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    • Day 72

      Scarborough und Freemantle

      December 11, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

      Ja, ich gehe fleissig in die schule und mache viele husi... die writings sind meine achillisferse🫣 adjective cloze usw... noch nie gehört. Naja. Dann ausflüge nach rotrnest und penguin island. Schön hübsch da. Etwas markt hier und etwas strand da... weihnachten ist auch noch. Aber das geht irgendwie nichtRead more

    • Day 143

      Hand surfing with rays

      February 19, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      Got up too late and did a 5 mile run. Way way to hot after 7.30 to be running. Got back and had a cold shower followed by a swim in the cold pool. After 30 mins I was finally cool.
      Met up with Andrew and co for an ice cream.
      Then had a few hours hand planing in the sea with the mask and snorkel. A few sting rays were floating around. One guy got panicked after he saw one and was shouting for everyone to get out of the water. We went in thinking he had seen a shark. 🙄.
      After that we went back to the accommodation for another swim and to do some admin in side. Was a bit too hot just to be sat in the sun.
      At 5.30 we met team Bitmead for a last supper of fish and chips before Penny and Steven leave.
      We drove into central Perth to drop the girls off for a roof top drink whilst Andrew and I watched a film about Andy Irons. Great film, well worth a watch.
      We joined the ladies after for a very expensive drink at the Aviary rooftop bar. Back home to watch some lightning over the sea.
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    • Day 147

      Swan Valley Wineries

      February 23, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Started the day with a bit of exercise and a few lengths of the pool. Then Annie and Justin picked us up for a Swan Valley wine tour.
      We took in a few places including:
      Sittella - ok ish wine
      Cheese barrel - a nice cheese platter and paired wines
      Harris organic wines - small scale winery and all nice.
      Feral beer - great selection of beers. Some very nice and very boozy.
      Tyler's vineyard - all very nice. Especially the port. They do this very cool thing where you print your own labels and stick it onto their wine. The whole room is covered in peoples labels.
      Finished off in a place called Swan Valley Brewery. Where everything mainly tastes like cheap piss. Only been open for a short time and definitely need to get someone who knows about brewing on board.
      Finished the day with a sit overlooking Perth city whilst the sun went down, and a night time drive through the botanical garden.
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    • Day 144

      37 degrees! Hot hot hot

      February 20, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Hannah and I finally got off our arses and did a morning workout followed by 50 lengths in the pool.
      We then went south to a restaurant called Odyssea to meet the Bitmeads for a final meal. I had an amazing pancake stack with shaved coconut and caramel. Yum yum yum.
      Then down for a bit of hand planing before saying bye to Penny and Steven.
      Left to go to Kings Park for a walk around and a slushy. A bit too hot to be doing too much walking so came back to the apartment for a G and T and get ready for the Scarborough market.
      Loads of people down at the market, with every country represented at the food stalls. Had a few beers whilst watching the sunset.
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    • Day 138

      Baking feet

      February 14, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

      Andrew and his dad headed off early to try out the skate park and the rest of us had a more leisurely start to the day. Then we decided to head to the beach in time to meet Andrew. Took a look at Meelup beach but Andrew suggested Castle Rock would be quieter so we quickly headed there.
      We were very British and set up some chairs and an umbrella but it was great to have some shade. After some swimming, frisbee and snorkeling, we headed to Aravina winery. The sand was so hot when walking back to the car it felt like we were actually burning our feet.
      At Aravina we tried some wine and had a look at the surf museum,which was pretty cool.
      Then we headed to Yallingup cheese to taste some local cheese and decided it was a good spot for lunch over looking the lake.
      Before heading back to the house we stopped at r
      Rivendale vineyard to do a tasting of Forester wine. We were served by an Italian man who was married to a lady from Torquay.
      We had some time to chill at the house and using the pool before we started babysitting duties whilst Bitmeads were out having a nice meal. Louis was their taxi driver and almost ran into a Kangaroo on the way home the first time. We read the boys bedtimes stories and luckily they were asleep quickly and quiet for the rest of the night.
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    • Day 137

      OF (organised fun)

      February 13, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      There is no better day than an OF day.
      Got everyone loaded in the cars and went in search of a frisbee golf course. Andrew and I both had strong suspicions that it wouldn't exist anymore. But that didn't stop us from going to have a look.
      On the way towards it we stopped into a Coffee tasting and learnt a few things. The main one I came away with is that it is actually the water contact time with the bean which defines the amount of caffeine in the coffee. Therefore an espresso which typically has less bean contact time will actually have a lower caffeine content than when using a plunger.
      Followed this up with a chocolate place and a olive and soap place.
      The berry farm was next for an amazing food platter. Full of everything from pastry to sausage to fruit.
      By 3pm we eventually found the frisbee place. It was indeed abandoned. We managed to fish some frisbee out of the bin. Heather wisely stayed near the car whilst the rest of us ventured into the bush.
      Got totally hammered by ants and horse flies. You basically had to keep stamping on the spot to stop the ants from biting you. Penny got a bit scared of a horse fly at one point and, much to the amusement of everyone, let go a little speed boost to keep her going faster round the course.
      Glad to be finished we piled back into the cars.
      Andrew took us on some off roading (not suitable for our car) then around a forest which was very pretty.
      Back to the place for cooking up some tasty salad and meat.
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    • Day 141

      The Margaret river experience

      February 17, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      A pretty 'jam' packed day today.
      We started by nipping to the beach, then started calling a few wineries which did tours. Managed to get booked onto one at 3pm at Vasse Felix, which gave us a few hours to fill with all the free nibbles which the area had to offer.
      We managed to visit the Margaret River Dairy Company, the Colony honey maker, the chocolate co, Providore for tasty jams and some un tasty wines, Bettenay's nougat and finally stopped at Rustico for a tapas lunch.
      Lunch was great with fried goats cheese, battered shrimp and chorizo.
      Then time for Vasse Felix. Hannah and I had visited about 5 years ago and remembered the Chardonnay being very good.
      Had an excellent tour taking us through the whole wine making process. Finishing with a tasting of 10 wines. We needed a bit of a sit down after all that, so we waited for a while overlooking their garden whilst I got more acceptable for being behind a wheel.
      We finished the day by going to surfers point to watch some pumping surf rolling in. I did a bit of snake dodging at Gnarabup Beach whilst flying the drone.
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    • Day 142

      Floaty floaty

      February 18, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      Got up, over ate a breakfast of porridge and checked out.
      I drove the girls to the beach and headed for a flotation experience in a pod.
      A very weird sensation where you get into a mega salty, skin warm tub and close the lid.
      First 15 mins were very relaxing as you floated half in the water, whilst chill out music was played on the background. Unfortunately this is where my enjoyment stopped. Even with earplugs in, I could hear the whirring of the ceiling fan, which seemed to resonate in the tub, making it sound like you were in a quiet aircraft. Not ideal and not the sensory deprivation I was going for. Maybe I'll try one again sometime which will be properly insulated from outside sound.
      Spent the rest of the day driving back up towards Perth. Checked in to our accommodation for the next 9 days, overlooking the sea.
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    • Day 134

      Chilling out in Perth.

      February 10, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      Hannah's mum is based in the entrance way to our apartment, so Hannah and I escaped out the back door to head off for a run before it got too hot.
      Heather managed to get a full 11 hours sleep, so hopefully a good head start on the jet lag.
      Got back for a healthy breakfast and then went to meet Andrew for coffee overlooking the beach.
      Got in for a bit of play in the surf, which was fairly punchy.
      Then met Annie for a salad lunch. Very healthy!
      Back to home for a dip in the cold pool, followed by a sunset beer at the pub a few mins walk away.
      Ended up back at home having a bbq salmon. Tssk lovely.
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