Mission Australia 2013 - Day 02
Perth – Caversham Wildlife Park & City Beach
Jet lag was not
so apparent for the 150 minutes but I recall now how it was difficult to wake
up before 8 AM at Perth on all the days. Vineet had already left for the day
and after a relaxed breakfast, we finally decided to head to the Whiteman Park
& Caversham Wildlife Park where you could not only see but also touch the native
wildlife. We reached quite late into the day but still had the time to visit
all the animals and watch all the shows.
Ayana touching Koalas with the back hand
Ayana touching the "Lizard"
Ayana with the "Python"
Ayana touching the "Rat"
And Finally the Kangaroo
After a lot of photography with
kangaroos (both red & white), wombats, koalas, when I decided it was time
to go, Neha requested that we visit the neighboring Whiteman park so that Ayana
could enjoy some time in the water. I let her do that and I called up back home
to pass my time.
Ayana enjoying at Whiteman Park
Soon departing from the park, we headed off to the City Beach
(I had to catch the sunset over the Indian Ocean and today seemed feasible for
this). We were really hungry by the time we reached via a section of the Great
Indian Ocean Road and directly checked into the Clancy’s Fish Bar. It had an
interesting structure jutting over the beach sands and made for a good view of
the dropping sun. After a round of fries & cranberry juice, we headed to
the beach although it was turning cooler. We strolled around the beach and when
I decided it was time to leave – again on Neha’s insistence, we found a spot on
grass where we spread out a picnic sheet. We enjoyed idling there however it
was not long when I vehemently forced Neha out of her inertia and headed
straight for home.
Sunset at Clancy's Fish Bar
Idling at City Beach
At home, Vineet & Shilpa were waiting for us at dinner
to which we refused owing to recent snacks but later we shamelessly accompanied
them for their quick in-kitchen dinner. Neha & I had decided in our minds
that the next day’s dinner would have to be with our Hosts. After a quick
discussion on the next day’s plan, I decided not to head off to Albany but to
the mysterious Wave Rock for which I had planned the Perth trip in the first
place. I also felt this 8 hour drive would test our capability as a family to
travel with the safety of coming back to a “home” rather than to a “hotel”.
