Couple of Cars in Freemantle

[Steve]

Last few pics as on way home now

Car show in Byford didnt happen on the day we thought and everything else that I saw was gone before I could get a picture.

Loved Australia, very hard saying goodbye to the kids but I will go again soon. Theres definately something missing in the UK (apart from heat and sun obviously) that they have bucket loads of it there. Im not sure what it is but socially, its how it should be.

The AFL match was an example to football here. Not a hint of trouble, everyone getting on great, buses and trains running like clockwork, very family orientated, it was fantastic.

I spent most of my time off the tourist tracks and had a real taste of how people live there. I can see why my kinds want it and if I could turn the clock back 30 years, I would have gone when I had the chance. I could have a garage full of Aussie Moredoors

[RW71]

Thanks for taking the time to post pics and updates Steve. Sounds like you had a great holiday.

[cadboy]

Thanks Steve for sharing your Aussie photos here and they look great, especially with that BIG light in the sky
mind you it has been good here too for a change.

Enjoy the rest of your trip and have a safe journey back

[Steve]

My pleasure Rich and Ali, sorry I couldnt find more. They seem to be as rare on the roads there as classics are here. I saw a few I couldnt photograph in time and lots of new Mustangs everywhere.

[Dave999]

ah used to live in coogee, did the coastal walk many times

[Steve]

I loved it there Dave. I wake up early as Im getting old now so walked from my kids place down to Bronte every morning at 530 for the sunrise. The coffee shops open at 6am so I would have a coffee and an almond croissant watching the surfers and other 'interesting' sights.

Im reading a great book my daughter gave me about a murder in the 30s where a guys arm was spewed up by a captured shark in Coogee swiming baths. Also watched a good documentary about the violent side of surf gangs at Coogee and Bondi called 'BRA Boys'. Pretty eye opening stuff.

I am saving to go back ASAP and could definately live in Perth. Couldnt live in Sydney as its just too busy,but great for a holiday and I have to go if to see the two youngest tiddlers

[Dave999]

yeah the bra boys surf gang mainly centred next cove down at Maroubra.


we lived up the hill at Bronte for a while Then Edgcumbe avenue coogee about 3 roads back from the beach Randwick at the top of the hill

All good fun think bronte was the most picturesque but the surf there is vicious on a rough day, rip tides running out at a huge rate from the left hand side

coogee was the safe beach apart from the sharks hiding behind wedding cake island ....according to the locals

when we lived there a miracle happened one of the fence posts transformed into an image of the virgin mary...!

chaos for days as 1000s came to look

https://www.museumoflost.com/the-virgin ... gee-beach/

all good fun

Dave