Sun, 21st Jan, 2018 Tom & Sandy’s, Orange Grove, WA (Judy & Richard)

Clear sky, 26 degrees at 7.30am.

Sent Tenille a text for her birthday.

Had arrange to meet up with Judy and Richard in the city for lunch so we headed into Maddington to the railway station. Got out tickets and had a nice ride into the city. Passed the new Stadium that is open to visitors (had to get a free ticket) this weekend.

Nice grounds around it. Unfortunately they haven’t finished the footbridge yet. The first game is due soon there. They are talking of restricting it to 40,000 people as they don’t think the public transport can handle the 60,000 it can hold. If the footbridge was ready then a lot of people could park on the other side and walk across. How’s that for bad management!!

Great bit of art as we head into Perth Station.

Outside the station we walked to one end of it.

More interesting art across the road.

Turned right and up and over the railway station.

Lovely old lampposts on the other side as we head into Northbridge restaurant precinct.

Brass Monkey Hotel.

Met Judy and Richard at the Outback Jack’s.

I decided on the Game Platter with kangaroo, crocodile, emu, buffalo, camel and wild boar. It was an entrée and very nice. The others had ribs or steak. Big meals so I pinched some of their chips etc.

Richard had been to the US last year and gave Steve a medallion of a fighter jet he got to sit in. They had a great chat about that while Judy and I caught up on news.

Walked around to a gelato store and finished off with a delicious salted caramel gelato. Wandered back over the railway station and up to the malls for a look around. Great sculptures in the malls.

Said bye to them at the Perth Underground as they catch the train north then we walked back to Forrest Square for a coffee then onto the train back to Maddington.

Tom and Sandy were over at Dave and Cheryl’s for drinks so we joined them. Cheryl gave us a guided tour of their big bus Dave refurbished and then all they ‘collections’. Dave’s mother had collected dolls and now they are displayed in a special room – nearly as many as Wendy Blue’s mothers. Cheryl has also collected dolls but much older ones. She also has display cabinets filled with all kinds of great items – so many different things. Dave’s passion is bottles and between them they do very well with their finds. They have displayed them all very well.

Back to the vans for dinner then a couple of games of Skipbo before the wind came up very strongly. Happens a lot here. Finished with a few games of Dice. They were nearly blown off the table too. Still quite warm even with the wind.