1. Adelaide Day 1-May2009
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Lanette and Tim escaped to Adelaide and South Australia's Barossa Valley for a few nights to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversay (25 March 1989).  We flew from Perth to Adelaide, landing at about 3pm.  ...

2. Araluen Botanical Pk - Apr2010
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Stops #2 and 3 on the day after Easter were Araluen Botanical Park and Mundaring Weir - both in the hills east of Perth. ...

3. Australia Day 26Jan2009
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We headed to the South Perth foreshore of the Swan River for the 25th annual "Skyworks" fireworks display. ...

4. Australia Day Fireworks 2010
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26 January 2010 photos of the Perth SkyWorks fireworks show over the Swan River viewed from Kings Park.  Fireworks are programmed to music for nearly 30 minutes and shot up from several barges in the river ...

5. Avon River Descent 01Aug2009
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The Avon Descent is a 2-day 133 km whitewater river race for powerboats and kayaks that's held every year on the first weekend of August (late in winter) up in the Perth Hills about 2 1/2 hours northeast ...

6. Cottlesloe/Fremantle 14Mar09
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On Peter's birthday, we headed up to Perth for a day of seeing some things we've been talking about doing but hadn't done.  After shopping at the "Fielder's Choice" baseball store, we went to Cottlesloe ...

7. Flght to Perth Australia
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Just the highlights of the trip. To choose any of these photos to print, click here.

8. Flowers
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... at Kings Park in Perth, and some others might not be so wild but I thought I'd include them.  ...

9. Kalbarri National Park
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Kalbarri National Park is about a 9-hour drive north up the coast from Perth, Western Australia.  The main feature of the park is the Murchison River Gorge. ...

10. Kalbarri to Perth
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A variety of photos from the 2-day drive back from Kalbarri with an overnight stay at the old Priory Hotel in Dongara.

11. Kings Park - Perth Oct2009
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12. Melbourne in Spring Oct2008
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Photos from around Melbourne that helped Tim reset his season's clock to spring - since Perth is the opposite the US and really doesn't have seasons that differ much.  ...

13. Mike & Lori's Visit Jan2010
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We had a great treat of a visit from my brother and his family.  For 8 days in early January, we toured all the best sites in the Perth area, hit the beach several times, and headed south to the Margaret ...

14. Mom S in WA - Day 06
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After the ladies had their time at the Spotlight shop for a look at crafts and fabrics, we all headed to downtown Perth for an afternoon at Kings Park.  It was a gorgeous day 80° day, and Carla and Ann ...

15. Mom S in WA - Day 11
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While Lanette was at work, the rest of us headed up to Perth via the train.  While it costs Lanette about $10 a day to take public transport (bus or combination of bus and train), family's get a great ...

16. nativity_Perth_23Dec2008
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17. New Norcia
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New Norcia is a fascinating monastic community in the bush about 2 hours north of Perth.  Founded and still operated by Benedictine monks (about 10 of them now) in the 1840s.  ...

18. Perth 07July2008
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On the first day of the winter school holiday, we headed into Perth to do some shopping and sightseeing.  We ended up at Kings Park in the middle of the city with beautiful views and lovely gardens.  ...

19. Perth 11-May-2008
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Photos from our first trip into Perth with scenic views from Kings Park. To choose any of these photos to print, click here.  ...

20. Perth 11-May-2008 (Peter's photos)
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Photos by Peter from our first trip into Perth with scenic views from Kings Park. To choose any of these photos to print, click here.  ...

21. Perth Heat Baseball 07Feb2009
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The boys and I went to the biggest domestic baseball competition in Australia - Game 2 of the 3-game Grand Final of the Claxton Shield.  Perth Heat beat New South Wales Patriots to tie the series.  Dane ...

22. Perth Royal Show 27Sept2008
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On our first day of the two-week holiday following the end of Term 3, we went to the annual Perth Royal Show.  This was very much like our experiences at the state fairs back in the US.   ...

23. Perth Zoo 02Sept2008
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Karl chose to spend his birthday and his day off from school at the Perth Zoo.  Lanette, Peter, and Dane joined him while Tim was at the Year 11 Leadership Camp. These pictures were taken by Peter ...

24. Perth_07July2008
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25. perth_10-05-2008
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26. Perth_CBD_wMomS_21Apr2009
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27. Perth_Heat_07Feb2009
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28. perth_zoo_02Sept2008
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29. peter_perth_10-05-2008
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30. Pt. Peron 16Aug2008 (Peter)
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... all the way up to the Perth's port at Fremantle.  The point stretches out to a line of reefs that parallels the coast from north to south and includes Garden Island (large naval base to the north ...

31. Red Bull Air Races - Apr2010
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We watched the Red Bull Air Races from the South Perth foreshore on a Saturday in April. ...

32. Sheep on the Way Home
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We had to get some good "sheep" photos as we drove back.  About 2 hours out from Perth, we drove a small highway through beautiful pastoral and crop land.  ...

33. The Pinnacles
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These odd limestone formations in the desert are about 3 hours north of Perth on the Indian Ocean Coast.  We saw them at dusk when the full moon was rising. ...

34. Toodyay 02Aug2008
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We took a 2 1/2 hour drive up into the hills northeast of Perth to the green Avon Valley and the historic town of Toodyay.  We went to see the Avon Descent - an annual race of powerboats and kayaks ...

35. to_Perth
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36. Flght to Perth Australia: Karl in New Zealand - Tasman Sea 02
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Karl in New Zealand - Tasman Sea 02

37. Flght to Perth Australia: Lanette and Tim in New Zealand
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Lanette and Tim in New Zealand

38. Flght to Perth Australia: New Zealand - Tasman Sea 02
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New Zealand - Tasman Sea 02

39. Flght to Perth Australia: Sheep in New Zealand
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Sheep in New Zealand

40. Flght to Perth Australia: Mom and kids at San Fran
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Mom and kids at San Fran: Mom and kids at San Francisco Airport with our Boeing 777 behind us.

41. Flght to Perth Australia: Dane journaling
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Dane journaling: Dane did a lot of journaling during the flights to Australia. Watch his blog for a series of entries we'll be adding.

42. Flght to Perth Australia: Boys in New Zealand - Tasman Sea
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Boys in New Zealand - Tasman Sea: Boys west of Auckland, New Zealand at the coast of the Tasman Sea.

43. Flght to Perth Australia: New Zealand - Tasman Sea 01
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New Zealand - Tasman Sea 01: West of Auckland, New Zealand at the coast of the Tasman Sea where "ganetts" migrate to lay eggs.

44. Flght to Perth Australia: New Zealand - Tasman Sea 03
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New Zealand - Tasman Sea 03: During our morning hike along the coast of the Tasman Sea west of Auckland, New Zealand.

45. Flght to Perth Australia: Peter on Mt Eden in Auckland NZ
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Peter on Mt Eden in Auckland NZ: Peter on Mt Eden (one of about 50 extinct volcanic cones in Auckland NZ)

46. Flght to Perth Australia: Arrival in Perth - Read the Ad
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Arrival in Perth - Read the Ad: Arrival at Perth Airport in Western Australia. (Read the ad behind: "What are you bringing into Australia?")  ...

47. Flght to Perth Australia: School bus at Perth
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School bus at Perth: Our transport that picked us up at the Perth airport (the school's bus!).  ...

48. Flght to Perth Australia: Dane asleep on bus from Perth
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Dane asleep on bus from Perth: Jetlag setting in on our 45-minute bus ride from Perth to Rockingham.  ...

49. Perth 11-May-2008: eucalyptus_02
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50. Perth 11-May-2008: eucalyptus_perth
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eucalyptus_perth ...