Monday, February 11, 2008

Perth, Australia

Just got back from a three day tour around the southwestern part of Australia. I think I have now seen every tiny shite town in SW Australia (the town of Northcliffe's actual slogan: "Where the hell is Northcliffe?").

It was an alright tour. Met some good people, we formed Team Alcoholic. It started with touring a brewery and tasting each and every beer they made. Not as a whole, individually. Last night we had to be thrown out of the bar down the road from the hostel because they were closing and we wouldn't leave. Good times.

Other more responsible highlights:
  • Going to a very nice beach and going for a swim. This is significant because it was my first foray into the Indian Ocean, meaning that I have now swam in every ocean on Earth. They also have a "Southern Ocean" in Australia, so I swam in that one too a couple weeks back just to cover my bases.
  • Climbing up a 70m tree. I didn't really climb all of it, I got spooked halfway and stopped. Whatever.
  • Seeing some interesting rock formations. This trip has really been full of interesting rock formations.

So now I have two more days at the YHA (puke) and then I change to the Witches Hat hostel (horray!) which has come highly recommended. Tomorrow I will either visit Rottnest Island, just southwest of Perth which is supposed to be very nice and have some adorable wallabies, or I will go to Freemantle, which has some adorable museums. Going to Rottnest means getting up early, so I will probably just spend an afternoon in Freemantle.

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