Hi again! Today was our first day in Australia and it was fantastic! This morning we arrived at the airport here in Perth, after a whole night in the air. And what a horrible night it was! Our plane managed to get right into a storm, so it wasn’t very comfortable. The plane bounced up and down and in every other direction as well. I managed to ignore it and get some sleep but Emma looked as if she hadn’t slept at all. But although we were tired already in the morning, we filled the day with many fun activities!
After a shorter tour around the city, which is really beautiful, we took a trip to Rottnest Island. We drove first along the Swan River with a quite big ferry and looked at all the fantastic buildings around us. The Swan River flows right through the city and at some places the houses around are really close! As we reached Fremantle the ferry suddenly was on the open sea. It took about half a hour to Rottnest Island and then we had time to do whatever we wanted. Emma and I hired bicycles, against Emma’s wish haha, and pedaled along the coast on a nice sandy road. After maybe an hour, we reached a smaller group of houses and a beautiful beach. We decided to take a break and bought some delicious ice cream. We continued, but stopped now and then to look at the amazing nature and the beautiful sea.
After a shorter tour around the city, which is really beautiful, we took a trip to Rottnest Island. We drove first along the Swan River with a quite big ferry and looked at all the fantastic buildings around us. The Swan River flows right through the city and at some places the houses around are really close! As we reached Fremantle the ferry suddenly was on the open sea. It took about half a hour to Rottnest Island and then we had time to do whatever we wanted. Emma and I hired bicycles, against Emma’s wish haha, and pedaled along the coast on a nice sandy road. After maybe an hour, we reached a smaller group of houses and a beautiful beach. We decided to take a break and bought some delicious ice cream. We continued, but stopped now and then to look at the amazing nature and the beautiful sea.
At one point Emma stopped her bike so suddenly that I nearly drove right into her. She pointed and then I saw it too, beside the road sat a small brown animal and looked sleepily at us! We had read a lot about Australian wildlife before the trip, just to be prepared, and could tell that it was a Quokka. They are small macropods and Rottnest Island has gottten its name from them, because long ago the Quokkas were mistaken to be rats - therefore the “nest of the rats”. Quokkas are normally active during the night and I don’t understand what this one were doing up in the middle of the day. Anyway the little Quokka was very sweet and I think it was a really young one.
As we continued we soon came to a larger town where we ate a delicious lunch buffe with many exotic dishes and I have no idea of what to call them. After lunch we came to a bay with dolphins! At first those water living mammals swam far away from the coast and we just saw them jump up from the water now and then. But as we sat down and just looked the dolphins came nearer. They jumped up from the water and it looked like they played with each other. I counted to seven individuals but Emma said that she just saw six, but we both know who’s the better one in math ;) Anyway they were fantastic to look at. And it was the first time I ever have seen wild dolphins!
After the dolphins we took another road and began to pedal back to the ferry. Emma complained a bit about that she would have such a sore tomorrow and I think that I will have it too, haha. But it was definitely worth it!
Right now we’re in our hotel room and planning for the day tomorrow. Good night everybody! :) //AK
Right now we’re in our hotel room and planning for the day tomorrow. Good night everybody! :) //AK