13th March 2012
Day 2 started with us packing up and checking-out of the motel at 7am. We had breakfast on the go (ate in the car). We spent a lot of time on the road today but enjoyed the nice countryside scenery along the way.
The people here live a very laid-back lifestyle and every town we visited seemed to be extremely quiet and serene, just like this lake we saw on our way to Margaret River in the morning....
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| Dunsborough Lake... so tranquil and beautiful! |
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| Driving along the coastal roads, we came across another lighthouse... The Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse |
Margaret River is a wine region so we drove past acres and acres of vineyards. We randomly picked one, got down and were hopeful of seeing some grapes...
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| At a vineyard but nope, we didn't spot any grapes here. Maybe we didn't look closely and left in a hurry (because we were trespassing someone's private land :p) |
Since daddy and mummy aren't into wine, we did not visit any winery but went to a chocolate factory instead...
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| At The Margaret River Chocolate Company |
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| Chocolates galore! |
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| Peeking through the chocolate window to see how chocolate is made |
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| I spied with my little eyes and I saw... chocolate flowing from a "tap" that never stops! |
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| We had some free chocolate samples... a cherry truffle and some mini chocolate buttons |
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| Morning tea at the patio... daddy also ordered a pot of peppermint tea (it's freshly brewed from mint leaves, not from teabags)... refreshingly nice! |
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| Mummy also bought something from here in order not to appear like we ate their chocs and used their washroom for free hehe :p The chocolate bar soap smells so yummy! |
The rest of the day was spent travelling back up to Perth city. On the way, made a quick stop in a mall in Mandurah for lunch. I had a huge and chunky piece of pizza loaded with a thick topping of cheese... yummy! Mummy and daddy shared a big box of assorted salad from
Sumo Salad.
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| Hmm... now how do I eat this? Err, I can't even hold the fork and knife properly... help, mum! *mummy shakes head* |
We headed straight to Fremantle after a very late lunch at almost 3pm! Upon arrival at Fremantle, it was close to 5pm and again, all the shops were getting ready to close for the day :( It was also too bad that the famous Fremantle Market was closed on that day. We just walked around and did some shopping at a supermarket. Thankfully, one of the supermarkets here close at 9pm :)
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| The Town Hall of Fremantle |
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| Where are we going, daddy? Where are we going, mummy? Where are we going? This is my most FAQ. |
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| Eh, what a coincidence... I am wearing a Cotton On blouse too ;) |
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| Oh look, there's a wishing well right in the middle of the city! |
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| The almost deserted town at 5pm |
Finally, we rushed back to the city to check-in to our motel. We stayed in this motel for our remaining 3 nights here. Daddy chose and booked this motel because of its strategic location - it is right across the CBD (central business districts) of Perth.
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| Very clean, comfortable and most importantly, no musty smell! |
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| At the bridge linking our motel to the city centre |
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| Night city tour on foot |
As for mealtimes, mummy is sad to note that we haven't been very adventurous in food-hunting. Limited by daddy and mummy's restricted diet (daddy doesn't eat beef and mummy doesn't eat any meat at all, except for fish) we had quite a bit of difficulty searching for "suitable" food to eat. Most of the time, we ate really simple things and "supplemented" our meals with the fruits and yoghurt stocked-up in the fridge. For dinner today, we tried something new...
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| Spinach and cheese Turkish Gozleme. Tastes like roti canai with cheese and veggie fillings. Not bad :) |
