To say I'm late in updating my trip is an understatement but I've been busy....really! Right now it's Sunday noon (more or less) and we spent some time at the beach. We took the dog, Sophie, with us to what's called the "dog beach" here in Perth. Quite literally, there's dogs everywhere as their owners walk them along the surf, toss balls into the water for them to swim after and return, and you can watch the animals "re-aquaint" themselves with each other. Nearly every kind of dog you can imagine is out there from little mop-tops to Great Danes. Later this afternoon, Jonnene and I have to resume packing my bag along with another one that'll have a lot of her stuff in it. We have to watch the weight of each bag to avoid being charged for the extra poundage...American Airlines, domestically, only allows 50 pounds per bag which is not a lot since most luggage can hold way more than that. Qantas allows 70 pounds per bag but we're sticking with the 50 lb limits.
Last Thursday night we went to see "The Guardian" and Jonnene recognized the LSUS pool very easily. She enjoyed the movie and we got to see it in a part of the megaplex called "Gold Pass" which is a theater that holds only 40 people, all seated by twos in comfy reclining chairs with a small table between them. A wait staff brings you drinks and a meal you choose from a menu in the Gold Pass Lobby at whatever time you choose. It was great but we discovered that it's hard to eat from a plate while watching the movie and in the DARK! Of course, it costs a bit more but I'd love to see one of these in Shreveport. This one was very classy and the staff is very polite and accomodating.
Friday night we went to Jonnene's cousin Kim's house to eat with her family, husband Brett and four daughters (my brother knows what that's like!). I can finally say I've had "shrimp on the barby"! Along with chicken, beef, a salad, bread, and a baked cheesecake Jonnene made, we managed to fatten ourselves up quite well. I even got a chance to help out with the cooking although it wasn't that much. I finally had a beer, too, and I've had plenty of opportunities to get one before now. The standard Aussie brew has twice the alcoholic content of the American brands and quite tasty. Good thing I'm such a teetotaller!
Saturday, the two of us went up to Kalamunda to visit the once-a-month outdoor market there. After finally finding a parking spot (Jonnene was surprised by how many people were there judging by all the cars!), we walked to the market in the town park and meandered our way through all the booths and shops. If I had the money I would have spent most of it! There were so many good things to look at and that I wanted to get but I had to watch my dollars these last couple of days since I still had other souvenirs I needed to grab up elsewhere.
That night we dressed up to go out on a "date", heading to a place called "That Little Mexican Place" (really, that's the name) which had been suggested to us by Jonnene's pilates instructor, who is originally from the States. He said it was the closest thing to real Mexican he had found in Perth, and I can tell you that he's right. The place was small, maybe 8 tables inside and 2 outside on the sidewalk, and the chef/owner came out to visit with us and talk about how he is trying to bring REAL Mexican food to Perth. He was a funny fellow and said he has a number of real Mexcan recipes he collected when he got to visit Santa Fe a couple of years ago. Jonnene is a real food critic and said she will definitely come back again before she leaves for the States. I told the guy that if he's still in business the next time I return to Perth, I will most definitely be back to his restaurant. He was very pleased to hear that and said he is expanding his menu. I'm looking forward to that. We got home and watched the DVD of "Cars" which we both enjoyed. It was nice for my last night in Perth.
More to come, but that's the latest highlights.
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