The Richardson's Adventures

Our holiday to Western Australia was initiated from the idea of taking our boys on a extended holiday prior to starting school. We have been camping in tent's, and more recently we had a camper trailer for 3 years. While the camper trailer served us well ( over 30 camping trips ), we have upgraded to our off road caravan. The caravan makes life easier for the overnight stay, quick pack up, and it also has air conditioning. Our holidays have been booked for 2 1/2 years and we have been planning in some sort of fashion since. We have upgraded the car to give hassle free motoring, not to mention the great V8 rumble.

Saturday, 4 June 2011

A busy day exploring Perth

     Waiting for our bus

      Perth Mint

The (RICH)ardson Family

Gran and Pop struck gold

Picnic in the park for lunch

Walk along Swan River

Bell tower in background

Ferry ride over the Swan River to the South of Perth




Zachary excited about his Ferry ride

Swan racing

Dancing and singing on water

       Zachary trying to coerce Jacob to drive the tram

                                                What about the double decker bus Jacob?

Bell tower

Gran and Pop at the entrance of Bell tower

The oldest bell in Australia
This bell is approximately 450 years old, dated 1550.  It is one of four bells that rang out from the tower of Upton Grey, in Hampshire, England.  It weighs 459kgs and the mouth diameter is 920mm.



Watching the bells chime

View from Bell Tower 
to the South of Perth across the Swan River

Smaller Bells in the Tower

View of Perth city from Bell tower


Our river cruise for the afternoon included lunch, 
wine tasting and a cruise along the Swan River

Bus ride home







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  1. grandpa9 June 2011 at 02:31

    What abusy day you had touring around Perth with Gran & pop & the RICH ardson family. Bus & ferry rides also... That bell is very big, it's a good view from up the top of the bell tower..

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