We had booked the Air Asia ticket a year earlier, for RM802 (included the airport tax and fuel charge). Thought we’d got the best price. Who knows, the fuel charge was waved later. :( Australia Visa applied thru net for AUS$20.
Here the flow of the trip:-
Day 1-09092009(wed)
12:05am Depart from LCCT,KL
05:07am Arrived Perth, Australia
Brushed teeth in the airport’s toilet
07:00am collect car – Hyundai I30 ‘1DCG 168’, Eurocar
08:00am Droved to Guildford
Went to “Coles” to buy foods and drinks, had breakfast in “Subway”
10:00am Visited Historical Guildford
Went to “I” to get information.
11:00am Swan River
Visited Sandalford Winery
01:00pm New Norcia, the only monastic town
02:00pm William Walebing
Lunch in a petrol station, bacon And egg burger.
03:00pm Wild Flower Farm, Moora.
05:30pm Pinnacles, Nambung National Park.
06:30pm Cervantes
07:00pm Checked in Pinnacles Beach Backpackers.
08:00pm Dinner, spaghetti.
09:30pm Sweet dream
PS: according to our itinerary, we’d booked the accommodation in Kalbarri. But we ran out of fuel and all petrol station is closed. We’re forced to stayed in Cervantes.
Perth International Aiport
Our Hyundai in Perth.
The 1st breakfast in Perth, Subway.
One of the houses along the road.
Sandalford Winery
The grape trees, but no more grape already.. =;=
along the highway...
New Norcia
Wild Flower Farm, Moora
Pinnacles, Nambung National Park.
Day 2-10092009(thu)
05:00am Woke up
06:00am Pinnacles again for viewing sun rise. But it was raining, so u’d left and missed the sun rise.
07:00am Breakfast
09:00am Check-out and drove to Lancelin
12:30pm Reached Lancelin
Went to “I”, then visited to the sand skiing park and lookout point. (It was too winding, so the park was closed… )
01:30pm Left Lancelin
02:30pm Reached “the Maze”, Bullsbrook.
03:30pm Lunch, homemade sandwich.
Drove to Perth City.
04:30pm Shop in “Coles”
06:00pm Reached Perth City
China Town & William Street
07:30pm Dinner in Phong Vinh Noodle House
08:30pm Checked in “Emperor Crown”
10:00pm Sweet Dream
Day3-11092009(fri)
07:15pm Woke up
08:00pm Breakfast, Fried MeeHon.
11:00pm Western Australia Museum
Art Gallery
12:30pm King Parks
02:00pm Took bus to Fremantle Market
03:00pm Reached Fremantle Market
Went to “I”.
03:30pm Lunch in Fremantle Market, Ramen.
04:00pm Shop in Fremantle Market
06:00pm Back to Perth City by train.
06:45pm Reached Perth City.
07:15pm Harbour Town.
08:30pm Dinner, Xin Noodle.
10:00pm Sweet dream
Day 4-12092009(sat)
07:00am Woke up
08:00am Breakfast, YeeMee Soup.
09:30am Checked out.
10:00am City Tour.
“David Jones”, “Woolworths”.
12:00pm Lunch, the yummy Pancake. http://www.pancakesatcarillon.com.au/
02:30pm Visited The Bell Tower.
03:00pm Visited The University of Western Australia.
03:30pm Mandurah.
Went to "I".
06:30pm Check-in Discovery Holiday Parks-Bunburry Koombana Bay
08:30pm Dinner-microwave cooked chicken chop.
10:00pm Sweet dream
Day 5-13092009(sun)
07:00am Woke up
08:00am Breakfast- Coles instant noodle, chicken soup flavor
08:30am Checked out
09:00am Bunburry Lighthouse
09:30am Wyalup/Rocky Point, Geographe Bay
Went to "I".
10:00am St Boniface Cathedral.
Bunburry Regional Art Galleries
11:00am King Cottage Museum, but it was closed when we reached.
12:00pm Lunch in the car, homemade pancake.
12:30pm Donnybrook
Went to "I"
02:00pm Balingup Lavender Farm
02:30pm Nannup, to see the tulips.
03:00pm Busselton
04:00pm Check-in Tautan Farm Holiday Park, Bussell Highway, Margaret River.
04:30pm A very quick visit to a few factories:
-The Margaret River Dairy Company
-The Margaret River Chocolate Company
-Margaret River Providove
05:30pm Back to Farm Stay to prepare our dinner, BBQ.
08:30pm Back to our room.
09:30pm Sweet dream
Day 6-14092009(mon)
05:30am Woke up
08:00am Breakfast, homecooked Bak Kut The by Albert.
09:30am Checked out
10:00am Factory visiting:
-Margaret River Nuts & Cereals. Tried the yoghurt ice-cream here. So nice!!
-Laurance Wines. A very high class winery.
-Saracen Estate & Duckstein Brewery. Not yet open when we reached.
-Art Gallery
-Mammoth Cave. Didn’t go inside.
-etc…
01:00pm Lunch in Augusta, Fish n Chip.
Went to "I"
02:00pm Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. To see the meeting point of 2 oceans: Indian Ocean & Southern Ocean. A place must go, thumb up!
03:00pm Driving to Albany thru Pemberton
07:30pm Check in Discovery Inn Travellers Retreat
09:00pm Dinner, fried garlic rice.
10:00pm Free online for 5 minutes, haha…
10:15pm Sweet dream
Day 7-15092009(tue)
06:00am Woke up
07:00am Breakfast,MeeHon Soup
08:45am Checked out
09:00am Whales watching. But we are not so luckily… only can see the tail of the whale. Captain said we can come again tomorrow, free. :cry~~ tomorrow we are going home already lah….
12:00pm The University of Western Australia.
01:00pm Albany Wind Farm
02:00pm Lunch in the car again, homemade sweet egg chicken kebab sandwich.
02:15pm Wash car
03:00pm Back to Perth City.
07:30pm Check in Hotel Formule 1
09:00pm Dinner in Viet Hoe
10:30pm Return car to airport.
10:45pm Back to hotel by taxi.
12:00pm Sweet dream
