We finally left Emma & Mike & Pepper to their new house , and headed back to Mundijong for a week or two .
It was time to catch up with some of the people that we've met along the way , who live in and around Perth .
Nigel and Kim live in the northern suburbs , we met in Kakadu when we had to borrow their generator . We organised to go round for an afternoon catch up , 4pm was a good time , we prepared for a quick visit - we left at 9:30pm - we all had a great time catching up , talking all things travel and life on the road - something that people who haven't , don't really understand . It's the little things , modifications , tips & tricks and places to stay , go and see .
Next on the list were Terry & Robyn , who live in the eastern suburbs near the Perth Hills . Sunday was the day , 10 am , and away we went . We met at Denham and got on quite well there . We had a cuppa & some lovely cake & biscuits and carried on chatting like we hadn't been apart . We decided we'd better head off - it was 4:30 pm - another great catch up - so good we have arranged another .
Tomorrow we'll be visiting another couple - Len & Jane - we met at Kununurra , Sandfire Roadhouse, Degrey River and a wave as we drove past each other at Port Hedland . They live at Mandurah .
There have been massive bushfires to the south of us , with towns decimated , homes burnt down and a lot of angry residents . The day that one kicked off ( by a lightning strike ) we were having breakfast watching the thunderstorms roll in , lightning & thunder and very little rain . The lightning started off another 2 fires - one about 20 klms south of us and another about 15klms north - we were sitting down having tea with towering smoke clouds either side of us - a little unnerving !!! Those 2 fires were under control reasonably quickly , thanks to the good work of the bush fire brigades - they deserve more praise for the great job they've done !!!
The weather has been great , some days extremely hot - in the 40's , and some days cooler - in the low 20's , but generally between 28 & 36 .
We managed to celebrate 31 years of marriage yesterday , with a delightful lunch at Dolphin Quays Marina .
Tied up at the dock was a small motor cruiser about 25m long , it was so clean you could have eaten your lunch from it , leather day beds on the rear deck - part of the outside entertaining area .
Dolphin Quays is also linked by a pedestrian bridge - a small unassuming structure !!
One thing over here , there seems to be many , many sculptures , in lots of different places and suburbs - and they look pretty good too !!
We went for a drive up into the hills today , from Byford there is a scenic drive that takes you down to Jarrahdale . The drive takes you up into the hills and then back down again , the native bush looks great , there are 1,000's of grass trees ,making the landscape look really good . We stopped at Serpentine for lunch , before heading back to the park . Another bushfire had started along the way , but the fire brigades had it under control already .
Next week will see us heading off for a few weeks , before doing 2 weeks house sitting for Emma & Mike , before heading off to who knows where ???
Stay tuned !!
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