Week 2: Perth & Lancelin

On February 9th, we took a 5-hour flight into Perth. On the western coast, Perth has a reputation for sunshine and an easy-going lifestyle and is Australia’s most isolated yet most modern state capital.

The West Coast has the most beautiful sunsets





Minus one piece of luggage (Aimee’s, of course), we left Perth and drove 2 hours north to Lancelin, known for its consistently windy conditions. When we arrived on Monday afternoon, the wind was dead. This was, in fact, good news for Chris as he couldn’t even go into the water for 72 hours on account of his toe, and Aimee made sure to remind him often of how the lack of wind was really in his favour. With no wind in sight until Thursday, and a high of 40 degrees forecasted, we decided to ditch Lancelin and travel back into Perth to take the ferry to idyllic Rottnest Island for snorkeling. The diving and snorkeling off Rottnest’s beautiful coves are unlike anywhere on the adjacent mainland. The easiest way to travel about the 11 km island is by bicycle, and so for kicks, Chris and I rented a tandem. Pictures from our adventures on Rottnest will come later – we took them on our more compact camera and the camera cable failed to make its way into our luggage…

Later that day, we met up with Steve and ended up staying the night in Fremantle, the eclectic port of Perth with a very European feel. Fremantle is one of Western Australia’s most historic sites and has many wonderful cafes, shops, and historic buildings. We loved it so much, we decided to return a few days later for the famed weekend market.

Thursday saw Chris finally get his sea legs wet in Lancelin for his first ever sail in Australia! Woot!.

Friday was even better. There was big wind (4.7), logo high waves (10 ft), bath-like water, dolphins swimming about, and general smiles all around. Aahh.











The next 2 weeks of our trip see us traveling up and down the west coast, where will be, in Chris’ words “chasing wind”. In case you’re wondering, Aimee is being an exceptionally good wife and traveler by “going with the flow” and will be happy “chasing wind”. No sarcasm, seriously. She’s just happy to be here 

Catching Aimee in a "Bond Girl" moment...hehe



We’re traveling via campervan the next few weeks, so internet access may be iffy. We’ll do our best to update.

Cheers!
a&c