Perth

Perth. We didn't do too much here. Mercedes took some quiet time downtown. We stayed put in one place for 5 nights and had the van serviced. It was very hot so we spent a lot of our time in the campground pool. Perth seemed nice, a little sleepy maybe, for a large city. Maybe we just hit it at a quiet time. The beaches were nice. We had a swim at city beach in the big waves with our boogie boards. The sand was so hot it really could burn your feet without shoes on.

We also visited Freemantle, a small city near Perth. There we toured the Roundhouse, a prison built in 1830 to house local criminals. We learned of the terrible conditions and punishments they endured in those days. All horrifying but educational (?) for the kids! The stocks that the accused puts their head and hands through in the centre of town? Well, they apparently would nail the criminals ears to the board as well so he couldn't turn his head to avoid rotten fruit thrown his way. See? Educational!