Monthly Archives: September 2026
Bunberry to Busselton
Our new hire car, hereafter to be known as 10boop (because it takes 10 touches of the touchscreen dash to turn off all the oversensitive driver assist shit that gets in the way of actually driving the fucking thing) is spacious and very comfortable. It does not like doing the 40zone speeds popular in a … Continue reading
Rottnest Island
The “Rats Nest” Rottnest island apparently got its name from Dutch explorers who saw all the Quokkas, thought they were rats and that the place was infested. “Rottnest” is old Dutch, but the islands rats are actually the cutest little marsupials you are likely to meet. We had booked the shuttle bus to the Rottnest … Continue reading
Perth (Part 2) & Fremantle – Mint, Museums and Public Art.
On Saturday we had a bit of a lie in, Jo had sensibly booked a tour of the Perth Mint for mid-morning so we did not need to rush. Add to this we were in close walking distance to the Mint it made for a nice relaxed morning. We registered and had a brief look … Continue reading