Happy Christmas to you all. Hope you had a great Christmas - we certainly did. We flew to Perth on 16th December and stayed with our friends Michael & Jane for 2 weeks. We had a lot of fun and were thoroughly spoilt.
We had lunch at Wills Domain - a winery in the Margaret River region. It has to be one of the best meals we've ever eaten. We had a platter for 4 which included salmon, duck, giant prawns, chorizo sausage, roasted vegetables, dips (like pesto & sundried tomato) and a selection of delicious cheeses. All washed down with a glass or two of crisp semillion sauvigon blanc. What a life!
Christmas was celebrated with lunch at Jane's sister's where we were made to feel very welcome. Christmas in 40 degree heat feels very strange but we enjoyed it. We went to church in the morning, follwed by mince pies in Kings Park overlooking the Swan River & Perth's skyline. Then we took a quick trip to the beach where the Aussies were 'doing Christmas' in style - there were a number of people in bathers (swim gear) with Santa hats on. After lunch we returned to Michael & Jane's place for a well earned dip. . .
After Christmas, Andy & I returned to the Margaret River for a couple of days. We did quite a bit of wine tasting as well as visiting the cheese and chocolate factory. We swam a lot in the sea near Yallingup which is the most stunning beach.
It was great to be back in Perth - it truly is a great city and we can't believe how many people we've met that have travelled around Australia and not made it to Perth. We were sad to leave as we had such a great time, but seeing as we were flying to Sydney for New Year, we didn't complain too much!
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