Thomas and a tortoise

Thomas' fondness for turtles and tortoises is on record. Here he his enjoying the tortoise statue at Perth Zoo.

Macarons in Perth

It's all class here. More than one vendor selling genuine, excellent macarons. At Jean Pierre Sancho they serve fabulous pastries, and their own macarons. Displayed here. I confess I didn't have one, butIi tried the pain au raisin and the palmier, both really nice. And their bread looks terrific.

And Maison St Honore are making some great macarons. The salted caramel is pretty nice.

How does a Cotton Top Tamarin smell?

With its second nose! Boom boom!

Perth zoo day - oh boy, ghost bats!

It's our last proper day in Perth, and we decided to get the kids to walk around a bit for a change. To the Zoo! Here's a Ghost Bat in their splendid nocturnal house.

New year fireworks at Shelly beach

Very civilised - the council here does fireworks right after sunset on New Year's Day, so people that don't like staying up late can see a great show.

Summer is for frolicking

I caught Jonathan frolicking at Hillary's boat harbour...

And who wouldn't frolic, with a great slide like this in the water?

Happy new year!

Our New Year tradition - sparklers at midnight. Or so. This is Emma, the exchange student staying with Xanthe.