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My trip to Perth over the last 8 days has truly made me appreciate just how vast and big this country is. Let's look at the idle time I spent over this period:

Sydney to Perth = 4.5 hours (plane)
Perth to Hilarys = 35 mins
Perth to Swan River = 25 mins
Perth to Wave Rock = 4.5 hours
Perth to Augusta = 4 hours
Perth to Cervantes = 3 hours

Australia truly is big. Also in other words, many of the attractions in the Perth area are a decent drive away. To calculate, I spent at least 24 hours of my trip in the car travelling between places. In total, we travelled 2,400 km according to our rental hire receipt. To put that into perspective, that is the same as driving from Sydney to Brisbane and back. It was definitely worth every minute and kilometre of it.

Wave Rock was sensational, but enduring 42°C heat in the area made exploring almost impossible. Way too hot... The Pinnacles were truly breathtaking and the lobsters in Cervantes were so fresh and sweet! Steamed in the morning right after they caught it. The Swan Valley albeit small had some fantastic wines and is located only on the outskirts of Perth within easy reach. The Margaret River region was vast, and travel between wineries was much greater than the Swan or Hunter. The caves and lighthouse in Augusta was also great. All in all, a fantastic trip before work commences on Monday...

Photos are available on Facebook.

benny | Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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