Perth for Easter and Quokka Soccer

I was given a long weekend off in Perth, home of the lovely little Quokka, it is a small marsupial, a mini kangaroo and very cute. We had arranged to go on a trip to Rottnest Island,a small island on the easter Saturday to cycle around it and see the local wildlife, it is a very touristy place with thousands of perthians going there by boat for easter, not what i would call a relaxing place as it was full of friggin tourists, but we had an interesting day seeing some snakes and a huge lizard and two Quokkas, well these little things are so cute but some of the local morons thought it was funny to play football with them, hence the term Quokka soccer, they can now get fines of $10,000 so it doesnt happen much now,

Me and little Quokka



Cute Littel Creature



Rottnest Island boaters



So we arrived in Perth late thrursday to stay in Scarborough a lovely beach side resort only 15 Km north of Perth and the beach extends all the way back down to Perth, we walked along the shore Friday and to our Surprise everything but a few shops was closed for Friday, bars restuarants and the like, it was almost like the Uk in the 70's with the shops closed on Holidays. the beaches are fantastic and clean with lovely white sand. The layout of all the houses and roads is an example of great planning and it is a fantastic place but the mineral commodity boom is making this place like the klondike goldrush, the houses prices are just going astronomical and $1 million is not out of the question for a typical 3 bedroom house, the prices are making paupers of middle class families who missed buying at the non boom times, it is crazy but a wonderful place,

Fantastic Scarborough Beach



We were given a guided tour of the kings park and expensive areas of Perth by Shane, one of the guys who i am working with and we saw all the fantastic tourist stuff, Kings Park is a great park that overlooks the central area of perth and shows the huge Swan River to its best. We also had a good few beers at his house and then we all went out for a meal at the beach and we had a fantastic time and forced the barman to keep the bar open for 3 more hours while we had fun and beer and wine and more beer

Kings Park plus Perth in the Background



The Tree Top Walk in Kings Park



Me and Shane Perth in The Background



I could work here as the place is so nice and the climate is so nice, but it is so expensive that I couldn't afford to get a place. Plus more importantly it is expensive for the beer.