In August we spent a wonderful couple of weeks in Western Australia for a Conference and some touring.  We had been to Queensland and Sydney a few years ago, but this was the first time to Perth, the “outback” and the Margaret River wine country.

Stalking kangaroos on the Joondalup golf course

Found some

Tours of last operating Bordello in Kalgoorlie

First things first….Australian coffee lessons

Ancient yarrah trees

Sunset over Indian Ocean…next land is Africa

Lots of unique flora

Wave Rock

Paula enjoying Lake Ballard

Downtown Kalgoorlie

Great wines near Margaret River

World’s longest fence

Some included stray emus

We were in gold country

Outback vista

Note multi-meter flood depth markers

Super-Pit Gold mine – 750,000 ounces/year

World’s longest golf course…Nullarbar Links

Illegal Two-Up game in the outback

Paula and more unique flora

Great Southern and Indian Oceans meet … Anarctica to the left and Africa to the right

Some of these folks have too much time on their hands….

Smaller “Road Trains”

Mainbreak- famous surfing at mouth of Margaret River