Once there we had a coffee and a bacon sandwich on the most chilled out street ever. Very... Aussie.
Then we had a wander down to the shore to see the roundhouse. An old gaol with 8 tiny cells, which is recorded to have held a maximum of 42 prisoners at one point, which is crazy as its so small!
I spent some time in the stocks where the keeper of the keys joked he'd leave me forever - not cool. I also found out they'd nail the ears of the offender to the stocks so they couldn't turn away from rotten fruit being thrown their way! How horrible! The gaol also made way for the development of Freemantle itself as a tunnel built through from the sea to the high street allowed for the easy transport of goods from the sea.
From the Roundhouse we walked back into town for some frozen yoghurt ($24 of frozen yoghurt) and I bought the most amazing Tye-dye shorts which I'm sure will make an appearance later in the blog. Freemantle must have been hosting a festival of some kind as the streets were lined with benches and sofas and stages for music performances all over. Such a nice town... And some cool graffiti too:
We were also quite startled to find out that Kamal had been offered up on the local menu...
Ha hahahah, groper.
We then met the team travelling by boat for a windswept bumpy ride from Freemantle to Perth. Even Eliza drove for a bit!
Although we did have to slow down on the Swan river so we didn't get fined. 5 knots? Really?!!! Well it certainly gave us a chance to take in the scenery, and see from the water how the other half live with a district of hugggge mansions to our left.
With Eliza carrying is in towards the city. we met with a beautiful view of the city from the water.
We might not have seen any Dolphins but the tan on my arms is a good enough present!
Then after bringing the boat into land and hijacking a weddin to go to the toilet in the local restaurant, it was on to King's Park where we met the family and strolled around the war memorial. The park is filled with trees and each one that lines the road is dedicated to those fallen in the world wars. Really nice idea and very peaceful park.
Then we walked through the trees where I found my absolute favourite, the Banksia tree - which looks like orange ice lollies on a bush if you ask me. Wonder why they're my favourite??!
And then into the best sunset of the week (photos to follow) and then the last supper with our wonderful hosts and all the family. Thanks so much for making it so easy for us guys. We've been driven door to door, shown the best places to go, cooked for and completely spoilt. So congrats to Laura and Gav again... And now Comes the hard part.
See you in Auckland folks!
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