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• Jan 29th - The All Seasons Hotel in Perth after flying 1700 miles from Adelaide
• In the shopping promenade near our hotel
• This shopping area is London Court
• A picturesque slice of English shops
• The London Court sign at the other end
• Speed walker on the way to the Esplanade Wharf
• The Bell Tower at the entrance to the Esplanade
• Looking back across a park towards downtown Perth
• Perth has 1.3 million people and warm temperatures
• At the other entrance to the Bell Tower
• A jetboat on the Swan River
• A panorama shot of the wharf area
• A boating club
• We stopped for an ice cream cone
• The boat we would take the next day to Rottnest Island
• Jan 30th - Downtown Perth as we head west on the Swan River
• We finally saw some kite surfing on the way to Rottnest on the river
• The supply of bikes to use on Rottnest Island (almost no cars)
• Along the way near Freemantle
• Boating is popular in this area
• A bridge in Freemantle
• The lighthouse as we head into the Indian Ocean
• Massive freighter off the coast
• Perth is in the distance as we arrive at Rottnest Island
• On arrival, we get our bikes for the day
• The main entrance to the town, a popular vacation spot for Perth residents
• There are lots of bike trails around the island
• Arnie at a rest stop
• One of the protected swimming bays
• Only residents can own cars on this island
• The Indian Ocean
• Lunch at the Rottnest Bakery
• The start of a town walking tour
• A quokka, the smallest of the wallaby family. The Dutch mistook them for rats, hence the name "Rottnest"
• Our guide in the prison yard on the island
• The town church
• Arriving back in Perth towards evening
• An interesting English family we met on the boat
• Back at the starting point. We ate at the Viet Ho vietnamese restaurant that evening.