PERTH AND  SURROUNDS

We've spent a lovely couple of weeks catching up with friends and family.  Firstly at Toodyay, a picturesque town about 80 kms north of Perth.  Then in various locations in Perth.  And finally just south of Mandurah, about 80 kms south of the city.   During this time, we revisited familiar places, and spent a lot of time chatting with our friends - particularly precious after being just the two of us for so long!!  Unfortunately our timing wasn't too great.  Our planned trip to Rottnest coincided with extremely wet and windy weather.  So that will have to wait for yet another visit in the future.  However, after a few days of this cool spell, the sun broke out again and we continued to enjoy typical Perth weather - clear skies and sunshine.

GREAT  NEWS
We decided to have a look at our old house in Ocean Reef, after which we were sitting by the beach eating our lunch when we received a phone call to let us know that we had a new baby grand-daughter.  We were delighted to hear that Savannah had arrived on the last day of August, safe and sound.   Grandma is off to Melbourne to have her first cuddle, before heading back to Perth to join Grandpa for the last leg of our journey.