First of all - thanks to you folks who have sent replies - good to see the site is being visited!Wow - we've managed to stay up till 11:00 tonight, even after a full day! We
must be over jet lag. Had a fun day - got to Perth 'jetty' just in time for the trip. Took the boat cruise out to Freemantle - about 1 1/2 hours. En route we passed the homes of the very wealthy. The one on the right was $55 million. Were thinking of picking it up, but we were about $55 million short.Lots of sailing on the trip - this is where Australia claimed the
America Cup in 1983. That event triggered a major 'fluff up' of Freemantle to the tourist area it is now. Over 4,000 historic buildings in the town. 
Next we had a tour around Freemantle on a tram car. All of this with several of the exchange teachers here in the area - and organized by Lindsay. He had been on exchange several years ago, and now organizes events for the exchangees - very nice of him and much appreciated!
On the tram ride, we stopped at a few spots for photo ops, and of 
course Mike toddled off to take photos of local sites and a church, and the rest of the bus was left waiting for him, none of us knowing quite where he was...any way, got some decent shots :-)
Ended the day back home with a walk on the beach and catch of the sunset out over the Indian Ocean. The rock formations along the beach are very neat - see photo.
Picked up an Aussie pizza for dinner - BBQ sauce and chicken - very yummy.
Met lots of great people today and will likely meet them again on the next outing. More to look forward to.
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Seeing Audrey and Kyle on the beach in their bathings suits while we suffer through -19 (excluding wind chill) is just not fair! Even Ranger is having a hard time keeping his paws on the ground and he's part husky! Oh well...the backyard rink is finally frozen and the boys are wearing their skates more than shoes/boots so John is ecstatic!
You two look like you have perma-smiles. It sounds like you are settling in and having a wonderful time. Keep the postings and Mike's beautiful photos coming (though it would be nice to see Mike on the other side of the camera once in awhile) 'cause we check every day.
Love, Ilderspoons xxxxxooooo
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