Road Trip- Perth, WA
(IV) Margaret River, Fremantle, Swan Valley and some things in between




Swan Valley


Margaret River Chocolate Factory

Our beachfront apartment at Scarborough Beach for the first two nites.




View of the Indian Ocean from our apartment

Our second apartment at quaint Margaret River.





Grocery shopping so that we we can cook dinner.




Cook busy at work. After all the driving?! I was amazed!
I wasnt the one driving and I couldnt even lift a finger to cut the onions.tsk tsk.

Some of the pit stops/lunches/time for kids to let off steam by the park/beach.






He picked a wildflower, held it up and said, " For you Ibu.." *heart melts*


Fremantle Market


"Cuppucino Strip" in Fremantle


Our last stay at Mercure Hotel at Perth City.
Despite alisha's bush hat and shades, she came back with two red sunburnt cheeks.


Perth City. Waiting for my mum to finish shopping.


Finally, date nite:)


Although this wasnt our first time in aust but it was extra special coz i brought my parents along.
Strangely enough, we felt like we had the responsibility to play host when in actual fact we were equally new to the place. I hope my parents enjoyed coming with us as much as we enjoyed bringing them. :)

Road Trip- Perth, WA
(III) Busselton Jetty and coastline views
along our drive to busselton jetty, we came across this small jetty on crystal clear water. Its very quiet with less than five people on this pretty beach. so we stopped for a bit to enjoy the view and for alim to have his photo fix.







Busselton Jetty in Busselton
Said to be the longest wooden jetty in Southern Hemisphere, stretching almost 2 km from shore. But when we came it was undergoing renovation so only the first 200m of the jetty was open.







Boat ride
Rock formations shaped over time. Some of them are acatually amalgamation of roots.









Spotted some dolphins and seals, much to Irfan's delight.










all ready to dive with the dolphins...in his dreams.


the sun was shining so brightly. luckily we all had shades, including alisha(thanks to cik ros for buying her one:)

Road Trip- Perth, WA
(II) Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse

We drove south of Perth.
Past Margaret River and Augusta.



As you can see, the lighthouse is located at the most south westerly tip of Australia.
It is standing at the point where the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean meet.
Since we are the tip, its the end of the unspoilt green fields, immediately meeting the vast blue ocean. At a far distant corner,it's as if the clear blue skies and the fluffy clouds melted into the ocean.
The lighthouse looks so sparkly white amidst that kind of backdrop.
there was nothing to do but to soak in the view, the wind and sound of the breaking waves.

Enjoy.







Cafe behind my mum and me.




I love this pic of the distant figures of my dad and irfan



I've always thought that the way clouds are drawn in kids' drawing are pretty exaggerated. always big and fluffy, everywhere in the skies. But each time I come to australia, I am reminded that it is possible to have clouds like that.

Road Trip- Perth, WA
(I) Pinnacles Desert

I dunno why we decided to go back australia for the 3rd time now. But we did anyway.










Drove north of perth, into the Pinnacles desert.
where the limestone formations stood still, scattered across the vast, yellow sand dunes.
It makes a breathtaking landscape in a spooky kind of way.
the sky was typically australia; gorgeous bluest of blue. it created a nice contrast to the yellow sand dunes and the tall limestone formations that stuck out scattered and silent.
Amazing, the work of mother nature.

will post more pics over time...