Tuesday 21 December 2010

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year (Perth WA - 18/12)

We wish you all a very very merry Christmas and a happy new year!!!

The Princess Isabella (Marmion WA - 10/12)

Let us introduce you to Isabella, the second dog of our house owners.
Isabella has very volumious hair, is very cute and is somehow the princess
of the house.

KTM Sold - Jeremie happy ...(Marmion WA - 05/12)

The Aquarium of Western Australia II (Marmion WA - 05/12)

The Aquarium of Western Australia I (Marmion WA - 05/12)

The Aquarium of Western Australia is the continents largest aquarium and
underwater tunnel and it has the biggest collection of Western Australian
marine life. You can see beautiful living coral reefs, giant sharks, large
rays and amazing turtles and lots more.

Sunday 5 December 2010

Murray the dog (Perth - Marmion WA - 02/12)

This is Murray, one of the dogs of our landlords, who we take for a walk. On
both pictures he shows his favourite photo profile with his loved yellow
tennis ball.

Our new home (Perth - Marmion WA - 02/12)

This is our new home here in Perth. It is located 20 km north from the city
centre of Perth in the district Marmion just 10 minutes next to the beach.
We can use the swimming pool of the landlords. Our so-callled "granny flat"
has a separate entrance, shower & toilet and kitchenette.

101 steps of the DNA Tower (Perth Kings Park WA - 27/11)

The Kings Park and Botanic Garden has a size of 406 hectares and overlooks
the city of Perth from Mount Eliza (62m above sea level. In this park you
can climb the DNA tower.

The skyline of Perth (Perth WA - 27/11)

Saturday 27 November 2010

KTM for Sale... (Perth WA - 24/11)

We slowly prepare our departure... Perth is the final destination for our
australian bike tour and we are happy that both bikes made it. We drove over
30000km around Australia. The Nullabor Region from Perth to Adelaide we will
leave out.

Big City Clouds (Perth WA - 22/11)

Have a look at these big clouds in the background of the picture.

Post collecting (Perth WA - 22/11)

In total 16 letters were waiting for us in the post office of Perth.

More Pinnacles (Pinnacle NR WA - 20/11)

The Pinnacles are limestone formations contained within the Nambung National
Park, near the town Cervantes.

View of the Pinnacles (Pinnacles NR WA - 20/11)

Friday 26 November 2010

Stock in the sand (Beekeepers National Reserve WA - 19/11)

The back wheel is covered in sand and so the bike does not need any help to
stand alone.

Getting ready for the big jump (Belair Gardens Caravan Park Geraldton WA - 19/11)

This great jumping pillow is a funny entertainment for young and old at this
caravan park.

Thursday 18 November 2010

Pink Lake (Port Gregory WA - 16/11)

The pink colour is due to a bacteria (Dunaliella Salina) which gets trapped
in the salt granules and provides a rich source of Beta Carotene.

Blue tongue lizard (Kalbarri WA - 16/11)

Motorbike Test ride (Kalbarri WA - 15/11)

After the service, Ouin Ouin could not resist to test the bike (that is not
really the story but that covers the picture story...)

Horse riding in the river (Kalbarri WA - 15/11)

hum hum hum, nonnon, after many phone calls we finally met Ouin Ouin on his
voluntary farm work.

A lazy Farmstay (Kalbarri WA - 14/11)

Sunday 14 November 2010

Emus motorbike inspection (Monkey Mia WA - 13/11)

Dolphin interaction experience (Monkey Mia WA - 13/11)

A small number of dolphins come ashore at Monkey Mia almost everyday. Only
the females of these bottlenose dolphins are fed a small amount of fish up
to three times a day between 8am and 12pm.

Beach birds (Monkey Mia WA - 12/11)

Crowd waiting for the Monkey Mia main attraction (Shark Bay WA - 12/11)

But the Dolphins did not show up today....

Windy Eagle Bluff (Shark Bay WA - 11/11)

It offers a high view for marine wildlife, we could hardly (because of the
wind) see sharks and stingray from above

Shell beach (Shark Bay WA - 11/11)

Millions of small white Coquina shells have accumulated over time to create
this unique beach.

Stromatolites (Shark Bay WA - 11/11)

Stromatolites are colonies of micro-organisms that resemble the oldest and
simplest forms of life found on earth around 3.5 billion years ago. These
are more recent: 3000 years old.