Musings of a language teacher

I have been in Perth for four days. The first few days I stayed in a place called Freemantle which is near the beach. It's an old suburb and quite pretty. On Sunday, my friend Bonita and I went to Rottnest Island. You go there by ferry and it takes about half an hour. Going over was a bit rough - in fact, it was like being on a roller-coaster. We both felt a bit sick. OOOH.

But Rottnest Island was fabulous. We hired bicycles and rode around the island. There are no cars on the island, just a couple of buses, so it's very relaxing and safe to ride. There are a few hills so it's good to have a bike with gears. Unfortunately I didn't take my camera because I didn't want a heavy bag so I don't have any photos. Rottnest Island has lovely beaches but it was still a bit cold to swim. I saw a couple of pelicans and also a lot of quokkas. These are Australian animals which look like big rats but cuter.

Perth is 1.5 hours earlier than Adelaide so I had to get used to the time difference. I wanted to go to bed early and I woke up very early.

Now I'm back in Adelaide. It's nice to be back. As we say, 'There's no place like home'.