WEATHER: Rain storms on and off. Highs in 60s
From our Perth hotel, we walked to the Avis office to pick up our rental car. Today is ANZAC Day, Australia's and New Zealand's Memorial Day. There were parades of soldiers and veterans all over the city. Unfortunately, it started to pour during the parade.
Lots of people were there to cheer them on. We picked up the car, a small GMC one, and headed south. We had to make several detours as roads were closed due to the parades.
Our destination is Margaret River, known for its wine and its rugged coast. We stopped at a beach town for lunch. We have rented a house for the week. We plan to use it as base while we explore the area. I'm anxious to have access to a kitchen, as we are getting tired of expensive restaurant meals.
We found the house down a dirt road. Ragged sheep and alpacas greeted us.
The owner is a builder who likes to experiment with different types of houses. We are staying in their guest house, made from a shipping container.
In front of the house is a pasture with about 100 wild kangaroos grazing and munching happily away.
We drove about 5 miles to the beach. We unsuccessfully looked for stingrays which like to swim in the shallow surf. The waves were really crashing. We left before sunset as we didn't want to encounter kangaroos on dark country roads.
DINNER: Rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. Sides were a sautée of potatoes, onions and cabbage
Quiet evening. It started to storm and the TV went out. Time to read!
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