And still we visit....family & friends....

We met Sarah, David, Corbyn & Amelie at the zoo on Sunday afternoon and spent some much cherished Nana & Poppa time with them. Corbyn loves the animals and was very excited to see the elephants and the giraffes close up. We spent a wonderful afternoon with them and left with lots of happy memories. We headed of home where we got stuck into the yummy cheese and soup for dinner with Anne & Paul.

Monday started with a drive through Kings Park before meeting Jill & Rob for lunch at Kailis Bros Fish Cafe at Leederville. The Spanish Mackerel was delicious, though talk about menu envy when we saw Jill's scallops. After a brief respite from eating we were off again to catch up with Pat & Russell for dinner at the Red Cray. It was just as good as lunch and the bottle of Red just the thing to chat away the evening over.

On Tuesday Taegan & Gareth took us to Yanchep National Park. The weather was glorious and the picnic Taegan organised just delicious. We spent the day exploring the park which has improved greatly since we last visited, (about 20 years ago). It is really worth a visit especially, if like us, it has been many years since the last one.
We did a tour of the Crystal Cave and it was here that we could really see the results of years of drought. I was there many years ago and there was a lake in the bottom of the cave and now this is bone dry and they trying to pump water in to recreate the same conditions. The Koala's also have a great new home where you can walk through an elevated platform and see them all through the gums. A couple of them were active while we wandered but they stayed well out of reach. A Purple Swamp Hen and a Red Cheeked Wattlebird kept us amused as they staged a territorial battle on the verandah of the cafe. The Wattlebird won round 1 but once we had moved on the Swamp hen took over the table and feasted on the sugar sachets. Truly amazing & very amusing.

Another interesting find was the 'Tap Tree'. We found this sculpture on a little island at the edge of the lake. Made from pipes of all sizes and many taps it really does look just like a grass tree.

On arriving home we were greeted with the wonderful smell of Roast Pork which Anne had put in the oven earlier. I jumped in and did the vegies & gravy. Yes, I know, it's cooking but occasionally I surprise myself. We all sat down to the most delicious Roast Pork dinner we had had for a long time. And the wine was really good too. Swings & Roundabouts, worth trying sometime.

It was off to bed that night too full to care but knowing that we faced yet more food & drink tomorrow,

until then..............