We’re now really just making time before we arrive in Albany on Xmas Eve. I thought there may be more down in this south west region, but over the last few days we really done that section. There seems no point following the coast, because you can’t. Now that it is school holidays and close to Christmas, van sites are getting very expensive, rare, and in a lot of cases require multiple night stays. There are not too many nice campsite options either, well none that we would have a chance of not being full already.
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We’re up early, pretty much with the sun. We leave the van behind and get over to the jetty about 30min early. At least we get a close parking spot. The kids have a ball again in the fantastic playground.
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Slow start, we’ve not got far to go. In fact we don’t know how far we’ve got. We know we have about 5 days to get to Albany, but what path we’ll take getting there, what we will see is still uncertain.
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The gas fitter has asked if we can deliver the van between 7 and 9, partly to make sure the job is done and we can get on with our travels. Given he’s 30min away 7 ain’t going to happen. As it turns out both Justine and I are awake at 5:30ish and I get up just before 6. We start packing up as quietly as we can.
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A call to the oven repair guy and of course the parts haven’t arrived. So over to the reception to book in an extra night.
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We’re booked on the 9am ferry over to the island. We haven’t booked any tours or bikes. This ended up being a good thing as we had planned on getting bikes, but Justine has woken up with a pinched nerve or something in her shoulder and riding a bike is probably out.
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Today we take a trip into Fremantle proper. I spent a day here while on a Perth work trip, probably 25 years ago. I remember it being a cross between the Rocks and maybe Norton St in its heyday.
Day 93 – Fremantle Day 1
Nothing really to report today. A bit of a catch up day, washing, some (special) shopping and a bit of a rest.
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We wake up to a beautiful morning. Nice and sunny, but not too hot, the wind is calm. After brekkie we suggest the kids go for another swim and to our surprise they jump at it. We all go in, this time they’re in swimmers. It’s pretty fresh, but not too bad once you’re in.
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What a place to wake up in. We are helped in the wake up with a couple of guys launching their fishing boat, but that was OK.
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