Day two in Perth coming to a close and we have done little of interest to share as tourists.
Yesterday morning we headed on up Kalamunda Road, on which this camp
is located. Five kilometres uphill took us past very smart suburban residences to
the charming Perth Hills’ village of Kalamunda, where we found an excellent supermarket and all other services
one would require. Outside the Flight
Centre window, seeing an amazing deal for return flights to the United
Kingdom, we were drawn inside to learn that this price was for flights toward
the end of the year. However our interest was caught and soon we had a quote
for more immediate flights. Discussions over lunch ended in a decision; Chris
would fly out to England on Monday night to attend his sister-in-law’s funeral.
Later in
the afternoon, after a second trip up to Kalamunda, we drove back to camp via
an alternative route, following the zig-zag railway which was completed in 1891
as part of the Upper Darling Range Railway line, built by the Canning Jarrah
Timber Company to supply sleepers to Perth’s growing railway system. Nowadays
the steep section is a one way sealed scenic road offering fabulous views over
the city.
Today we
drove out to the airport, a distance of less than fifteen kilometres, and then
back to camp and along to Midlands where we discovered an excellent service
centre complete with a large shopping mall and an excellent little hairdresser
where Chris had a professional cut to iron out any residual hiccups from my
novice attempts. Needless to say, I did
all the driving today in practice for the delivery to the airport late tomorrow
night. Night driving has never been my passion, least of all in a very strange
city.
Chris is
packed ready to go, we have made Skype contact with all the children and my
parents, making the most of the good reception we have here and we are set for
a different nine days ahead.
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