Friday 22 February It's that day...Glenys and Pat arrive in Perth	they're here!!!
Giddy Kippers all round	At the house Laurie distracts the girls by showing them the Lori Keets (parrots)  in the tree
...the reason for the distraction...Doug Wendy and David arrive to welcome them	after 30 or so hours travelling they were surprisingly awake
Pat shows Doug her new grandson Ben	David was very pleased with the water bottle for Dino's car!
He was even more pleased with the car and caravan magazines	Saturday 23 February
The 'girls' visit Fremantle Prison	Behind bars and they haven't been in the country 24 hours yet!
the pizza restaurant we had eaten at the night before	Glenys in King's Square
Lunch on The Strip	Up to Joondalup for a BBQ Glenys, Helen, Pat & Janine
Laurie takes a peek at the meat cooking on the BBQ
and it isn't even her birthday!	Janine & Kairen with bug sticks
The 'Baker clan' together in OZ... Glenys, Laurie, Janine, Andy, Kairen & Helen	Sunday 24 February Jean, Glenys, Doug & Pat. Jean and Doug came to say hello whilst passing the house on their Sunday morning bike ride
Building on High Street
	Not sure what Laurie is describing...
the view down High Street towards The Round House
We head down to the Maritime Museum where the SLSWA are holding a 'carnival'
	Pat was in her element when she saw the pipe band
Looking at the 'Martins' entry on the Welcome Wall
	The 'Nippers' - children aged 4-7- being taught how to march ready for the parade
	we could all do with one of him !!!
	The Nippers march past being lead by the pipe band
	In Australia on the beaches you have to swim 'between the flags'
	inside the Maritime Museum
spot the one who got it wrong!
The girls booked a tour of the submarine 'Ovens'	Australia II which won the Americas Cup in 1983
View along Victoria Quay of the museum with South Mole Lighthuse in the distance
	ice coffee at the E sheds
	Pat wanted a new hat... she didn't get one but we had great fun making her try different ones on
	Pat Laurie & Glenys at South Mole
First paddle in the Indian Ocean at Bathers Beach
told you the water was cold...	So British all that is missing is the knotted hankies
Fish & chips at Cicerello's
Couldn't walk past it... beer at Little Creatures Brewery
Back home planning the route for the girl's trip down South tomorrow	I'll be there in a minute...
Not sure whether the wine helped the process	It took longer than we expected and when the temperature dropped to 27c Glenys got cold
	...it's a long story but... Laurie & Kairen go to Center Parcs Our 'good friends' (we thought!) , Paul, John, Melonie Adam, Ben and Anne (who took the picture) went to Center Parcs this week-end without us whilst we were away. To avoid total and complete disappointment we went along for a virtual visit! Photos courtesy ©Percy Productions
we are assured that we were 'greatly missed' and 'in our thoughts regularly'.	Kairen swings with John ...oooerrr!
Monday 25 February The Girls had picked their hire car up. Loaded enough to last them 3 months and they set off on their adventure	blank