Back in Mandurah

Well I have not written my account of our holiday in France/Italy (Sep/Oct 2010) but will do so after this more recent escapade.

It is summer here in Perth WA and it seems most of the population has gone to Mandurah after the finish of the Christmas extravaganza to relax and get away from it all!! However this is very difficult as the crowds in the shops are huge, the traffic jams are long, the parking is non existent and the coffee is not great! However the weather has been terrific.

We arrived on Tuesday, checked into our hotel and went to drive to Preston beach, but did not realise it was most of the way to Bunbury so never actually got there (I did not want to spend the few days here driving!), so turned around and had a nanny-sleep at our hotel instead.

In the evening we did the passagero or at least the Mandurah version of it, bought some fish and chips (plus 4 steamed dim sims, yummy) on the way back and had dinner on our balcony with a bottle of Lambrusco overlooking the Estuary, very nice.

This morning was spent at Samphire Cove Wetlands and boardwalk studying the birdlife and later catching up with some friends, who have a house here, over coffee.

Subway for lunch, in the park, then a couple of hours on the beach before returning to the hotel, our son is dropping by this afternoon, so will continue this tomorrow!