Around Perth

Today I was glad to be back in some warm weather, it seems like the south coast has much colder weather this time of year in comparison to the rest of the country. I was able to bust out the shorts and flip flops again which I wasn't able to do in Melbourne.

I started the day off by going for a run through King's Park which is the biggest one I've been to yet and it has a great view of the city with a path that runs along the edge of a steep slope. The skyline is amazing and is set next to Swan River which winds out to the ocean. After a quick breakfast Janice and I drove out to a couple of beaches in the area and went for a short walk. Cottesloe was the first one and apparently the most visited by people and at one end of the beach some people were giving surfing a try. It was interesting to see how sparse the beaches were with people since they are technically getting into their winter season and it's cold for the locals. From there we headed to the Subiaco Oval arena where the local West Coast Eagles played in an Aussie Football game against Hawthorne. It was such a different sport to watch especially with an oval shaped field and the number of players on the field. The Eagles ended up winning and it was definitely one of the favourite parts of my trip so far, a stadium full of 40 000 cheering fans is so fun to be a part of.

After the game we headed to King's Park where a couple of weddings were taking place and it really is the perfect setting. From there we toured through the local Perth University and are now back at Janice's place for dinner again. It is great getting toured around from someone living here since they know the ins and outs of what do/what not to do.

Tomorrow we're heading up the coast to some other beaches and apparently I'm going to be seeing some Kangaroos which I'm looking forward to. I figure I can't leave Australia without seeing some roo's.