25th January 2010

Statue in the town centre |
26th January 2010 - Australia Day

Our first land based Australia Day's. Previously we have travelled up the Swan River on David & Wendy's boat |

These people are about to be made Australian citizens at the Fremantle ceremony in the park. | 
We had a couple of beers in Creatures (to celebrate the day) |

Biplanes overhead | 
We joined Wendy, David, Doug & Jean at the Sailing Club for a BBQ |

Oh dear...Laurie's a happy chappie | 
David's catching up!
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Laurie's found a new friend to BBQ with (no idea who he is...a complete stranger! ...but he was from Yorkshire) | 
Our steaks were cooked to perfection by the Dynamic Trio |
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Fremantle put on it's own firework display ('Cracker Night'), and they were very good. |
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Laurie's found some more strangers friends, this time from The Wirral | 27th January

Breakfast next morning was 'delicate' |

we force-fed David Marmite | 
Vowing to only drink water, we celebrated Jade's birthday at Mount Lawley. Christian & Jade
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Jade and her friends Jenny & Gemma | 
Christian's mum & dad...Bruce & Dina |

Russell had a good Australia Day too! | 
Janine & Andy |

Jade's curry | 28th January 2010

Chris has hurt his back, Pam and Edna are away east partying so we dognap Nero and take him to the dog beach |

a surfing Labrador | 
who buried that child? |
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Nero's having fun |

so is Kairen | 
Kairen 'encourages' Nero to have a swim |

another boogy dog | 
Having seen the ill-fated Ady Gill in Hobart, we see the Steve Irwin in dock for resupply before heading back into the Antarctic and the Japanese whaling fleet. |

The Maritime Museum | 
I'm cute! .... where's my treat???? |
30th January 2010

No, Laurie isn't quite needing this yet. We need to make space for Grant & Mandy's car | 
Mandy & Grant face sucking! |

anything they can do.... | 
Grant |

a few bottles of wine down and a curry...we call for a beer at The Sail & Anchor. (it seemed like a good idea at the time!) | 31st January 2010

it didn't seem quite such a good idea the next morning...and it's Mandy's birthday! |