Day 2 - Chittering & Bindoon

Chittering and Bindoon - not two well-known tourist hotspots. Chittering is where my brother and his wife live, Bindoon is where my niece lives. Both places are about 45 minutes' drive from Balga, a northern suburb of Perth where my sister and her husband live.

We were invited to my niece's 30th birthday party at the Bindoon Hall for the afternoon. On the way, we called in to my brother's place. It's always nice to see h, m and this time, we got to see some more of his handy work - a beautiful 'granny flat', built adjacent to the main house, where his in-laws live.

The property sits on 5 acres of mainly untouched bush, which really shows the dryness of the land at this time of year.

The party was a great opportunity to catch up with extended family and Jen was excited to meet new members.

After the party, the dryness of the land was again evident as we passed a bush fire being attacked by up to 6 water bombing choppers.Read more