Greg & I had a fun day exploring the countryside east of Perth.

Fun cider tasting at the mill.

Sharing snake stories with 2 wonderful Irishmen- you would believe me if I told you…

And a wonderful tasting at a small vineyard.

As we travel to amazing far-away places we see wonderful sites. The best memories are the interesting characters along the way….

Yes – these large emus wander the wild.

And yes, kangaroos are really cute!

In southwestern Australia, there is a bay where sting rays are protected.

Yes- they are sting rays. Like the one that killed Steve Irwin.

Yes, a wise 12 year old told me the smart way to pat them.

While we loved the wines & stunning vineyards of the Margaret River area / we adore the wild areas.

The coast & swimming beaches are stunning.

Lighthouses – ruggedly fabulous

I love these trees and you will too!

Boab trees are amazing and the fact that this one was gifted and travelled to Perth – amazing.

Beautiful flora – traditional architecture

Kookaburra bird – love these rascals- sound like chimps!

Stunning Boab Tree

We are spending the day on flights & airports to go to Western Australia.

We have been told – no trip to Australia can miss Western Australia. Greg is questioning our logic ….and it does NOT disappoint.

Western Australia- WA – wait awhile is great.

We started our tour in Perth. greg starts each day with a 50km bike ride to Freemantle & back. Loved it. I enjoyed a latte!

We loved exploring Freemantle and Perth. Found the Harbor & Swan River beautiful. Fringe Festival was in its run. The botanical garden was stunning. And – amazing – as WA is home to botanicals only found here.

It can’t really rain for 7 days – no way! Were we wrong! Welcome to the tropics!

Our photos are horrible- our memories are priceless.

We stayed in the charming town of Airlie Beach at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.

The good news – the rain is warm. The good news – no flooding. The good news; one day of no rain & we went to the Great Barrier Reef.

The Reef is amazing. We snorkeled for hours / in fact – the last 2 out of the water!

We saw amazing coral, giant & colorful clams, amazing fish & and a giant eel swam right under us.

To be clear – the worst time to go/ if the rain doesn’t get you, the stingers will. We wore a stinger suit-did not see any.

The seas were rough-no sea sickness.

Beautiful islands to see in way out.

Airlie Beach has a giant swim lagoon/pool. Fortunate as stingers & sharks hang out on the beach. Greg & I swam laps every day – doesn’t really matter if it rains while you are swimming g!