1. Beach at Warnbro Sound
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Photos from the beach at Warnbro Sound, just 0.7 miles straight west from our house. To choose any of these photos to print, click here.  ...

2. Christmas Day 2008
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Photos from our first Christmas in Australia including: 1) opening presents, 2) taking family photos outside, and 3) gathering with several families at our pastor's house. ...

3. Day 1
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A 3-hour drive south down the coast with a late afternoon stop to climb the Canal Rocks and then our first night at the rented house in Dunsborough. ...

4. Day 2
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A day of driving, shopping and viewing from Margaret River to the surfing beaches to the Boranup Forest and finally the lighthouse at Cape Leeuwin near Augusta. ...

5. Day 3
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Scenic views from Sugar Loaf rock, whale watching at the Cape Naturaliste lighthouse, a picnic at Meelup Beach and then a final stop in Bunbury on the way home ...

6. Holiday in Margaret River Apr2009
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We used the long ANZAC holiday weekend to get away with Carla to the southwest corner of the continent.  We pretty well covered the entire Cape to Cape region (Cape Naturaliste lighthouse to Cape Leeuwin ...

7. House
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8. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007)
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9. Mom S in WA - Day 02
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... went for drive south from our house, first to Secret Harbour to see some surfing and then down to Mandurah (30 minutes away) to walk the boardwalk by the water and then to the coast at Halls Head for another ...

10. Mom S in WA - Day 03
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... was just 4 km from our house. ...

11. Mom S in WA - Day 05
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... into the heart of Fremantle to eat at the Dome Restaurant. (No photos for Day 4 - just shopping and then a wonderful evening at our house with our pastor and principal and their families.)  ...

12. Mom S in WA - Day 09
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Not much to report as we've been taking it pretty easy the last few days.  Ann has returned to the States and we've slowed our pace a bit to catch up on sleep and housekeeping and card playing. Tonight ...

13. New House 06Sept2008
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Photos from our new rental house before we moved all of our stuff in. View some panoramas of the house in this news item (click).  ...

14. new_house_06Sept2008
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15. Our Backyard
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Just a few photos from the backyard of our house in Warnbro. Most people don't have clothes dryers here, so Lanette's getting used to hanging the clothes out to dry. To choose any of these photos to ...

16. Pt. Peron 16Aug2008 (Peter)
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... beaches nearest our house.  To the north of the point is Cockburn ("Coe-burn") Sound where Rockingham City's foreshore is followed by a not-so-scenic stretch of industrial sites and naval bases almost ...

17. Surf at Secret Harbour 6-May-2008
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Views of the surf and the surfers at Secret Harbour, the next beach south of Warnbro Sound and about 20 minutes from our house. Warnbro Sound has small surf because it's protected by reefs. Secret Harbour ...

18. Surfing - 27March2010
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Peter and Tim had a go at surfing at Secret Harbour Beach (about 10 minutes south from our house) with Tim's Shed Men mates and some of their boys.  If you're looking for a photo of Tim standing up on ...

19. Unpacking
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Our shipping container from the US arrives at our house in Warnbro on 4 May 2008. To choose any of these photos to print, click here. ...

20. Wogarno Homestead
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We stayed two nights on this working sheep station in the Outback about 8 hours from our house and about 40 km from the goldfields at Mt. Magnet.  ...

21. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): bedroom-1
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bedroom-1

22. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): bedroom-2
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bedroom-2

23. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): carport - west side
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carport - west side

24. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): house - front
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house - front ...

25. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): house - hall
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house - hall ...

26. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): house_aerial
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house_aerial ...

27. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): kitchen
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kitchen

28. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): living room
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living room

29. House in Rockingham (Dec 2007): patio - east side
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patio - east side

30. Unpacking: Container
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Container: Our shipping container from the US arrived at our house in Warnbro exactly 5 months after we waved goodbye to our stuff in Minnesota.  ...

31. Kangaroos!: Darling_Range01
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Darling_Range01: The Darling Range - a 30 minute drive east of our house.  ...

32. Secret Harbour Sunset 11July2008: IMG_0956
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IMG_0956: A view of the Warnbro Sound foreshore looking south from a lookout that's just about straight west of our house.  ...

33. New Norcia: New Norcia Hotel_1
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New Norcia Hotel_1: We stayed in the quaint 1927 New Norcia hotel which was originally built to house parents visiting their children who were attending the boarding school run by the monastery.  ...

34. New Norcia: Monastery at New Norcia
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Monastery at New Norcia: This is the set of buildings where the 10 current Benedictine monks live and work, but it once housed as many as 80 monks at its peak in the late 1800s.  ...

35. Driving Outback: Payne's Find roadhouse
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Payne's Find roadhouse: Typical roadhouse and tavern in the outback spaced apart just enough to need to stop and fill up with petrol.  Payne's Find was a gold mining town with enough people to have ...

36. Pt. Peron 16Aug2008 (Tim): Southeast from Pt. Peron
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Southeast from Pt. Peron: Looking southeast from Pt. Peron to Warnbro Sound which has the beaches by our house. For a larger view, click here. ...

37. New House 06Sept2008: kitchen
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kitchen

38. New House 06Sept2008: frontstreet
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frontstreet: The west side of the house facing the street is well shaded.  ...

39. New House 06Sept2008: front
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front: Front door and porch visible through the shade.  The driveway goes tightly along the right (south) side of the house.  ...

40. New House 06Sept2008: frontporch
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frontporch: The front porch.

41. New House 06Sept2008: shed
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shed: Extra long double shed with a partially separated work area inside at the back.  Double covered area to the left of shed.  Covered porch on the back of the house where our deck furniture ...

42. New House 06Sept2008: backyard
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backyard: The back of the house.  Walkway on very far right leads to a door to the laundry room at the middle of the house.  ...

43. New House 06Sept2008: kitchendining
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kitchendining: From the back family area looking to the kitchen on the left and dining room on right.

44. New House 06Sept2008: dining
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dining: Larger dining room than we need.  Wood-burning stove for freezing winter nights.  Hallway leads left to 2 bedrooms, laundry, and toilet/bathroom (separate rooms).  Hall leads right ...

45. New House 06Sept2008: bedhall
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bedhall: Peter's bedroom down the hall to the left at the front of the house, and Karl & Dane's bedroom on the right.  ...

46. New House 06Sept2008: backbath
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backbath: From outside Karl & Dane's bedroom, laundry room on the left, then the bath with tub and separate shower.  Straight ahead is the toilet room with open sink area just over the half way.  ...

47. Perth Royal Show 27Sept2008: Photo0035
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... coaster, horror houses, swinging chairs, and some high, spinning, scary rides.  Each ride was $8 to $10.  ...

48. Busselton day trip 07Oct2008: Cape Naturaliste_4
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Cape Naturaliste_4: The view to the north towards Geographe Bay from the top of the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse  ...

49. Peter's Graduation 09Dec2008: mandurah center
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mandurah center: Peter's graduation ceremony was held at the Mandurah Performing Arts Center.  Mandurah is the next big town about 30 minutes south of our house.  The other campus of our college ...

50. Christmas Prep Dec2008: IMG_2622
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IMG_2622: Christmas lights outside our house  ...