Western Australia, 15th - 23rd February 2007 (Part 2)

Day 6, Tuesday
Took a drive further down south along Caves Road toward Jewel Cave. There are 2 other caves worth a visit beside Jewel - Mammoth and Lake. We picked the best one to go to coz once you have seen one, there are more or less pretty similar.

Since it was Rich's first and my second caving experience, we had lots of fun during the guided tour that took us 45 minutes. Another tick of the box for us.

Driving back from Jewel Cave, we stopped and took a few pictures of the famous, hundred year old Karri Forrest. They have white trunks and incredibly tall. The scenery was definitely worth stopping for.

Day 7, Wednesday
Started our journey back to Perth after breakfast. By the time we returned the rented car, we had practically travelled approximately 1,000km.

We were booked into The Intercontinental, Burswood initially, but when we got there, we were then told that our booking was done for Holiday Inn (the sister hotel 500 meters down the road). As you can imagine, Rich was not a happy bunny at all. Unfortunately, there were no chance for an upgrade as all the rooms were fully booked.

Therefore, we have no choice but have to checked into Holiday Inn. Honestly, neither of us have ever stayed in any Holiday Inns before this and it was not that bad after all as the hotel is only 1.5 years old. We did have a tiny view of the city from our room.

Day 8, Thursday
Had lunch at Fraser's, allegedly the hardest restaurant to get into in Perth. Great food and beautiful view of the city as it is located on a higher ground within King' Park. Off for a walk in the park after 2.5 hours of lunching. The walk was surprisingly nice coz of the lovely weather and without realising it, we had spent the whole day in King's Park.

Headed back at 5pm for more food, drinks and a good rest. We were very contended for doing nothing, pretty much very laid back like the locals.

Day 9, Friday
Checked out by noon and had lunch in Coco's, South Perth before we head off to the airport. By this stage, we were really looking forward to going home.

All in all, it has been a great holiday except for a few hick-ups on service, nothing works after 4.30pm and hotel booking. Our favourite leg of the trip is definitely Margaret River, by far. Another tick of the box, but cant see us going back to Perth for a while.