Sunday 29 June 2014

Penguin Island Fail and Rotto

The lovely Natalie arrived in Perth for a few days, so we had organised a quick trip to Penguin Island! Julia came with us as she's not been either...

Sadly, it was far too rough on the sea for the little ferry, so the island was closed to the public *sadface* so we decided to have a little jaunt on the beach... However! Natalie fails to tell me until we're on the beach that she DOESN'T LIKE SAND... Thanks Nassles... Now I feel bad!
This is how bad I felt...




Apparently it was cold!


Ok, yeah it was a bit nippy as the sun went in. And rather windy, hence the face as my legs were getting whipped by sand!


We decided to have a little posing sesh on the pier, you can see the ferry anchored a safe distance away!








Us lovely, slightly chilly girlies!

Another day, another trip - Nassles (Natalie) and I booked to go to Rottnest Island!





Our journey on the ferry was pleasant and uneventful, so not much to say. However, Nassles did let me know that she hadn't ridden a bike for about 14 years (I think) so things were about to get interesting...
There are very few cars on Rottnest (Rotto) and people are invited to hire a bike, or use the tour buses or even walk if you have the time!


Nassles did NOT enjoy her bicycle experience. 


Not even gone that far before we both needed to pause and actually read the map and decide where to go! Cue us going backwards and both complaining that our bums hurt from the ridiculously hard bike seats!

However... the pictures below are why we came to Rotto!!

QUOKKAS!!!!!




I just want to put him in my rucksack and take him home!















Long


My wheels




The next few photos are of the lovely Parakeet Bay on Rotto where Nassles and I parked up and watched the solar eclipse. This is the only beach I remember the name of...



After our little rest (bum ache is NOT the one!) we trooped back to the ferry port, and spotted these little (well, not that little) fellas on the roadside! Gorgeous!







Another totally adorable quokka for you!



And lastly, a lesser spotted CJ wanting to take this anchor home as I love everything sailory!




A thoroughly good day out, even if we were a bit sore after! And our skipper was Bruce Wayne... Whoops, sorry *ahem* BATMAN

Sunday 15 June 2014

Melbs Last Day - Graffiti Mk 2, A Ginger and an ATTACK!

I had one last day to explore the city, and had a chance to meet up with one of my best friends sisters, so off I popped to Melbourne one more...!

After meeting Michelle and her friend at Flinders Street Station, I said we absolutely had to go to the "graffiti street", however they'd already been down it! But I suspected (Correctly, damn I'm good!) that they had only been down one of the streets, and not in the side street, nor noticed the epic piece of art you will only see if you either turn around whilst walking down Hosier Lane, or walk up from Parliament Square! 




My most favourite piece down on the ground









The Ginge and I...







This is the bit you'd miss if you didn't turn around... I got the girls to look up!!


I think they were impressed :)




I think this is my second favourite, I love everything related to dance, even though I am pretty rubbish at it myself!



I sent the girls off to a show at the Melbourne Comedy Festie, I recommended Geraldine Quinn's MDMA: Modern Day Maiden Aunt of course!

Then I had my last wander around Melbs this time around. Despite the rain it was really nice to see the city lit up. 









You hear that boys, you can only step here if you're a lady!






Looked a bit like Big Ben to me...!




And this is Melb's equivalent to the Eiffel Tower!



La Residence Du Chloe




Flinders Street Station at Night




Pretty lights, soggy girl














And then we come to my final part of Melbourne and Victoria... and the ATTACK!!!!

So there I was, innocently watching Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs on the tv, tucked up in a blanket (surprisingly, Australia is not always warm) and engrossed... and SOMETHING plops onto my head.
Now I had my hair down, so tried to shake this something out of my hair. I started panicking because whatever this something was it was clinging onto my tresses for dear life! After having a mild heart attack, I finally managed to get said something out of my hair, and it fell onto the blanket. The something was a GINORMOUS PREYING MANTIS! Stunned for a millisecond, before the bloody thing reared up at me in attack position! Now I finally freaked, threw the blanket off me and ran screaming into the kitchen, and cried at Myriam to come and rescue me. Bearing in mind... I am a large 5ft10, and Myriam is a short 5ft... She gave me the "mum" look and came to save me. Meanwhile, the bloody preying mantis had disappeared!

On my last day... This stuff of nightmares creature decided to say goodbye (or maybe a threat?!) 
Anyway, I caught him on camera. Whilst nervously giving him the eyeball, I may have uttered a few expletives and possibly an insult or two...