Perth..Bugs..People..Bread!

So, I am up late blogging again. I can't seem to sleep so I shall blog a few things that have been happenin'. Nothing too exciting besides a lot of uni work going on. Everybody is just finishing up assignments and then the dreaded examination period comes. I'm not too worried actually...should be just fine.

The days are passing and I am trying to make sure I see everything I want to see in Perth before I head back to Canada! It'll be a while before I dare take another 30 hour flight over to this small island...especially with all the people I have to now go visit in other parts of the world.

A main intersection in the city, and one of the tallest buildings in Perth.


A huntsman spider which was in the bathroom...this one isn't deadly but
it's getting cold and they are seeking refuge.

Hanna...always playing hacky sack.

The clouds were pink as the sun set.
I was too lazy to go take a photo of the sun but this turned out good.

Nilesh cookin' some curry chicken..yum! It sooo goood.

I saved the best for last. Anika doing what she does...
...eating bread.

Uh-oh. A post without a short joke about Janina? hm.. well this blog post will be done shortly! ha-ha

A little background about her...she is one of my flatmates...oh wait, actually she isn't?! Well anyway, she basically lives in our unit - because we're so cool. Oh and did I mention she is short? What will I do when I have nobody to bug for being short? I guess I'll just have to send her a short message on facebook :o).

Australian words for the week

Whinge -> Complain

Various happenings from a land down unda'

Usually my posts are focused on a particular event, well not this one. I've been pretty tied up with Uni work lately, all these deadlines and my prior slacking has caught up to me. Luckily (the school work) will all be done June 16th. That also means I'll be leaving Perth soon :( however, as you'll notice from this post, the weather is going down hill. It's your turn to rub it in Canada!

Anika buried on Cottesloe beach.. what can I say, I got bored.

Happy Birthday Alex!!!

Hanna, Anika and Nilesh...eating Alex's "German Cheesecake"

Janina, in my jumper. She's very short.

And here is the rain....lots of it.

Some more...this is what woke me up this morning. Torrential rainfall!

Since my last post, I've read a book called "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyoski.. I recommend it for anyone.

Well, it's still raining... Perth can you please be nice and stop, I would like to go to the beach again!

I hear it snowed in Calgary today... ;)

Rottnest Island!

Rottnest "Rotto" Island is so awesome! It's 19km east of Fremo so instead of swimming we took the ferry there. You can bike around the whole island, It's only about 24km round trip! But we opted for the shorter trek of around 15km.

We made it to a few beaches and found some Quokka which look like a cross between a rat and a kangaroo. They are pretty cute, very soft and timid and they don't bite but all they want is your food and if you don't have any they go on to the next person or try to dig into your backpack.

After we finished biking we had some time to spend on the beach before we went back to Fremo, we found some pretty cool animals there...see below :)

Website: http://www.rottnestisland.com/
Wiki on Quokka: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka

Perth CBD, such a great shot.

Me on the ferry.

A lighthouse in Fremo, on the way to Rotto.

A circle around the sun in the clouds! I know...it just looked cool.

Anika, Janina, Eddie and Alex jumping in the water.

Little salmon bay beach on Rotto.

Everybody biking...except me of course ;)

So beautiful!

Our own private beach..yep that's the whole thing.

Quokka!
They are only found on islands in Western Australia! Some people will tell you they are only found on Rottnest, but they lie :) We should have stuffed one in our backpack..or maybe two. Their baby's are also called Joey's.
They are almost as tall as Janina.

In the water with a stingray, obviously it didn't sting me.
We were all done biking the island and had to wait an hour for our ferry (we didn't want to be late because we almost missed it in the morning) so we found a nearby beach and also found these cool animals.

A Pelican...yep that close. He was searching for food..there was tons of little fish around.

Alex and Janina at the end of the Jetty,
you can see the Perth CBD between them if you zoom in enough.

Sunset soon..on the way back on the ferry and to
Little Creatures for the best burger I've ever had.

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