A
good five hours sleep and we were up, Fran had been very thoughtful and
provided the makings of a light breakfast. We had the use of a car that Rohan
had at his place It was a Ford Cougar, a sporty hatch with very powerful motor
and low profile tyres, a long shot from the placid little Hyundai we had in
March. It belonged to Ryan, a basketball friend of Rohan’s.
Synergy
Park in Kings Park with its models of pre historic animals.
Dinner
at David and Janet’s.
Businessmen
hurrying through the ages in The Terrace.
The
Myattsfield Mansion.
Tea
and cake with Her Ladyship, Mabel.
We
took Emma and Daniel into town one morning, travelling in a train and bus to
spend time at Forest Chase to see the interactive water fountain. Emma found
the water fascinating and once over her
initial wariness, spent an hour or more playing in the water.
The
fountain is the result of a design competition won by internationally renowned
artist Jeppe Hein. His “walls of water” sculpture is at the Wellington Street
end of Forest Chase. Consisting of nine “rooms”, each about four metres square,
the “walls” alternate between 2 metres high, one metre high and then disappear,
in random patterns. It
was completed in November at a cost of $1.3 million and is a great addition to
the city. On a day with the temperature above 30 degrees the fountain was a
magnet for kids of all ages, some getting drenched but all having good simple
fun.
We
had many things to do in Perth with book keepers, accountants, dentists etc but
still had plenty of opportunities to spend time with friends and family. We
would like to thank all those people for their hospitality while were there.
Tuesday
8th January we departed Perth arriving back on board Matilda next
day at about midday, local time.
The
weather had its own welcome for us.
