Day 89 - 90 Tuesday 12th July & Wednesday 13th July

We caught the bus into the city area of Perth this morning. We went on a double decker sight seeing bus which took us around the main city sites. There are a lot of park lands in the city and the Swan River is huge. It is a lovely looking city with some old buildings from the early days. There aren’t many tall buildings and there is plenty of space.

One of the lane ways was called London Court and was built in 1937. It was very quaint.

The Bell Tower, in Barrack Square, is one of the largest musical instruments in the world. The bells of St Martin in the Fields, dating back to 1550, are in this tower.

Day 90  Wednesday 13^th July

Today we went on a Swan River Wineries Tour. We hopped on a boat in town and travelled down the Swan River to a place called Water’s Edge. The Swan River is lovely with so many parks along the way. We saw cormorants, shags, pelicans, swans, and lots of other birds along the way. The river is very wide and there are some beautiful homes along the way.

On the boat we had 4 different wines to taste. After we arrived we hopped on a bus and went to Pinelli’s winery and then Houghton’s winery where we had lunch. Then we went to Jarrah Ridge, Charlie’s winery and nougat, Elmar’s brewery and the chocolate factory. Some wines were good and some not so good. Chocolate was great.

By the time we got home it was about 6.30. Once again we were exhausted.