Eventually we arrived at our next stop which was Kalgoorlie. This was a welcoming big town after only driving through small little places. We stayed here for 2 nights, explored around the town and had a nice long lie in. The last long drive for a week was to Perth, where we ended up staying for 7 nights. Perth is a massive city. It is very busy and reminded us a lot of home, but of course the weather is nothing like the UK. The weather in Perth was really warm and sunny. We explored around the shops, went and had a look around a motor museum, had a walk around Swan River looking at its history and also met Brayden for a lovely Italian meal in the city centre. We spent Valentines day in Swan River sipping a nice bottle of Red whilst munching on a BBQ Adam cooked for us. From Perth I wanted to head up North to a little place called Monkey Mia. Whilst driving up towards Monkey Mia we did a couple of stops. One was to a lovely national park where we spent a few hours looking around the grounds. In the park there is a Koala sanctuary which we strolled around watching the Koalas. One of them was fast asleep on a branch being soaked from a sprinkler, he didn’t seem to notice or couldn’t be bothered to move anyway.

When we got to Monkey Mia we paid to have a camping spot with a view of the beach. It was beautiful! The water was so clear and blue, the beach was private and quiet and even better was that there were dolphins which swam along the shore many times in a day. On our first day here it was so warm that we decided to jump in the pool and cool off. Whilst in the swimming pool we watched a pod of dolphins swim past, it was amazing to see. Over the next couple of days we went and watched the dolphins being feed, we were so close to them in the water that they swam right by our legs. We also enjoyed a few strolls along the beach and a couple of cold beers in the pool bar. Monkey Mia is the furthest northern point which we visited in WA. The drive back down towards Perth took us to a few little deserted spots which had interesting beaches and great camera opportunities. One of the beaches was completely made up of little cockle shells, and the water was pure and clear. Another beach was cornered off and protected as it was made up of barnacles which have been living on the shore for hundreds of thousands of years. The next stop was back down to Perth where we stayed in Fremantle. Here we had a look around the town and finally got to go and watch in the cinema Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. It was a very long awaited viewing moment for us. We also had a look at the port situated in Fremantle. Next it was off to the Margaret River Region.