We just got sooooooo excited about our life in Badgy, that we forgot to tell you about what life was like in Perth Pre-Badgy. Oooops!

I guess you may (or may not) be wondering what happened to our little place in Perth, with the beautiful spa bath en-suite. Well, we basically struggled to get work in Perth. I think we were too late for Christmas retail jobs and then the office work was drying up, although we were told there was loads of work, which was slightly annoying. We were very welcome to work in bars for menial amounts until the not-so-wee-small hours of the morning, which we obviously didn't fancy. So, we headed to a travel club place in Perth and were introduced to Badgy....and to be honest how could we refuse?! The details on that are already up, so we hopefully haven't confused the issue too much.

Anyway, there are already some photo's up that show you the beautiful Rottnest Island. It's just off the coast and we spent a full day there. We hired bikes and rode the length and bredth of the island. Much to the delight of two sore bums for days! Still, the island is just amazingly beautiful. The pictures of the beaches and the reefs show you a little bit of what was around every corner. We were also lucky enough to spot lots of Aussie Quokka's which are only found on Rottnest. They too were around every corner and hanging around the cafes like teenagers!

Fremantle is a city just down the road from Perth. We took the train and bumped into a fellow mango picker who was unfortunately working in the local lobster factory be-heading the feisty creatures (can you see why Badgy looked so appealing?). Nothing special to report there, just meandered around for a while.

We also visited Cottesloe which is a beach not far away. Nice enough but not a patch on Rottnest.

And then, Badgy was calling, so we dropped everything and ran! Having bought lots of things to make our lives easier in Perth. Ah well, the next tenants will have had a nice surprise!

Love

Kate and Rich xx