We arrived in Perth at dusk, collected our rental car and headed to Clare and Garry’s for a good chin-wag and a good night’s sleep. We spent the morning in a stroll to the local lake through the bushland (lots of wildflowers – spoiler alert – this will be a recurring theme). Perth is deservedly renown for the spring wildflowers. The timing varies a bit from year to year, and from North to South, but we seem to have hit a good spot with abundant flowers.

After lunch we headed to Kings Park, a highlight for the Perth visitor. Kings Park was established way back, and has a wonderfully diverse flora, and hosts the Botanic Gardens with a splendid collection. It’s changed over the years. This visit we found an area designed to interest children, with lots of twisty paths to several intricate elevated tunnel complexes made of triangular metal plates and tubes.

After a few hours there we decided it was time to head south to Clare and Garry’s country house in Balingup, our base for the next couple of weeks.

I’ve put a gallery of photos online at https://photos.app.goo.gl/g3aTE5Y8Myp7Mh4m6