Geralton was a lot prettier than I thought it would be.  There is not much to do though, and the main attraction is the HMAS Sydney II Memorial.  We had a guided tour of it which is free and interesting.  Then we went to the library since they had free wireless internet and both my dad and Hendrik cannot live without internet for too long.  It was an awesome library.  One of the most modern ones I’ve ever been too they had board games and puzzles on top of books and magazines so I could have easily spent the whole day there and was not bored, even though I did not have my laptop with me. In the afternoon, we drove back down to Perth and stayed in a Big4 and had a typical Australian barbecue with shrimp and fish and too much food to finish.

HMAS Sydney II Memorial

The next morning we went to visit the King’s Park and the Botanical Gardens which really impressed me.  I thought they were comparable to Sydney’s, and from them we also had a wonderful view of the city.  After visiting the park we flew back to Melbourne.

Perth from the Botanical Gardens

The next day I enjoyed the cold Jacuzzi at the hotel pool, which was really nice in the hot and humid weather.  Then we found a Laundromat in Darwin, which was a challenge, since the one we were sent to was closed and the other one was a bit out of town.  We did laundry in Darwin because there was nothing else to do but still kicked ourselves when we arrived in Perth and the apartment we were staying in had a washer.

Christmas decorations in Perth with the Bell Tower in the distance.

The following day we went sightseeing in Perth.  It was a very pretty city, nicer than I thought it would be so I was very impressed with it.  We visited the Bell Tower, Fremantle, and went swimming in the sea.  In the evening we came across a photography exhibition in the park, “Earth from Above,” which was neat and interesting.

Hendrik and my dad looking at the "Earth From Above" exhibit.