Day 11: A change of plan........

Beach at Halls Head

Last year when we visited Australia, it looked almost certain that we would be moving to somewhere north of Brisbane - Bribie Island would have been our number one choice.

It has taken us precisely 11 days on this trip to change our mind. Now, we will be moving not to the east coast, but to the west, and to somewhere south of Perth.

We have a bank account (and money heading towards it), and Daz is enrolled on two college courses, and has applied for his plumbers licence. He should have that, and his gas licence before Christmas.

We have spent the last few days exploring the areas below Perth - Halls Head, Mandurah, Secret Harbour, Rockingham (Emma's favourite) and Singleton (another one to get Emma's approval, mainly because she likes the name!) to name but a few. We have looked at the houses, the shops, and of course, where the nearest beach is and what it is like.

We have also talked over some of the less interesting nitty gritty stuff like work and wages and mortgages etc etc. And I've looked at the REALLY important stuff - like where are the nearest bird and photography clubs..........

Both east and west have their pros and cons. But we think west may have a better climate for working in (less humid), it is beautiful, and there is plenty to do for anyone who would like to come and visit.

It has also fallen right with the plumbing courses - Daz has got on the last one week migrant's plumbing course that they are running. After this one, the course is changing to a year long course (evening study). And that course may not actually be offered for another 8 months or more anyway.

So west it is. At least, we will try there first. If it doesn't work then we can always fly east later on.

Now we have done a few days of serious fact finding it is back to the fun stuff. Tomorrow we are hoping to get to see these penguins at long last, and Friday we're going to scare ourselves silly with the torchlight halloween walk at Fremantle Prison!

ttfn,

Cheryl xx