Australia

A very monarchical day today, apparently. Our first stop was Kings Park, which is Perth’s large Central Park. Within it is the Rio Tinto Naturescape, which looked amazing. It had all sorts of climbing structures and areas for kids to play. Unfortunately when we got to it we were faced with this sign: Nick and…

It just rolls off the tongue—“Rottnest”—doesn’t it? To make matters worse, it is actually Dutch for Rat’s Nest, because early settlers thought the Quokkas that inhabited the island were rats. More on them later. We tried and failed to get moving this morning. Millie learned how to make coffee for us which was a real…

Freo is short for Fremantle, which is where we are staying. Australians are incapable of finishing any word and shorten everything into slang. We can barely understand what anyone is saying. We enjoyed a lazy morning. I enjoyed having a simple breakfast that I could serve myself while wearing my pajamas. I can’t believe I…

I’ll start where I left off. We didn’t board our flight until after midnight. This once again broke Millie’s record of being the latest she’s ever stayed up. It could have backfired but worked in our favor; by the time we were on the flight she could barely keep her eyes open and passed out.…