Tues 5 July
Our Riverside Hotel tariff included breakfast much to our delight. We were given keys to get into the Hotel via a back gate and a door leading from the internal courtyard. So in we went for the self-service repast. And yes, we found a room with a fridge, loaf of bread, a bottle of milk, two packets of cornflakes, a toaster, a tub of marg, a jar of coffee, a packet of teabags, and 2 varieties of marmalade.  Well, that's breakfast, isn't it. Not a mouse stirred in the place, so we cleaned our teeth and left.
We had been advised to head south to York next. What a glorious drive that was through hundreds (thousands? ) of hectares of canola oil plantation. Photos can't the capture the beauty because of the size of the golden pastures.
Eventually we arrived in the Shire of York which really did display the opulent Victorian and Federation buildings adthe vertised. We were relieved that a couple of the Alfresco cafes were open although noone was sitting outside in those temperatures. Of greatest interest to us was the motor vehicle museum featuring the ute used in Crocodile Dundee.
I was keen to get to Toodyay (2J) which was described as the tidest town in Australia and was awarded the iconic Keep Australia Beautiful trophy for 2015 as well as several WA State Heritage awards. Well, somebody had packed it all away for the winter, but we found a bakery and a brand new loo, so who's complaining?
Nothing for it then but for me to drive back into the outer suburbs of Perth and let Peter have his afternoon snooze. Need I tell you how delighted we were to get back to our own unit and tuck up in some comfort and our unequalled view.of
Unfortunately Peter was up most of the night with a stomach that was revolting.


Wed 6 July
Our Airbnb hostess had offered to take us on a tour of the elite suburbs of Perth. It was wonderful to be chauffeured around among such munificence with a constant commentary from this colourful Iranian.
After lunch in Fremantle she returned us to our unit so that Peter could go on a hunt for a disused airfield at Mayland, on the banks of the Swan.
So tomorrow it's goodbye to Perth and the cold and hello to Broome and the heat. A major wardrobe change ahead.