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More favourite things in WA
One other favourite thing from Perth-Fremantle which I forgot to mention above was the Little Creatures brewery in Fremantle. We went there after coming back from Rottnest Island, and thoroughly loved it.
I’ve had Little Creatures Pale Ale from bottle shops back in Canberra, but haven’t really enjoyed it – I’m not much of a fan of pale ales. However, in their brewery they had three other varieties, including a pilsener and an amber ale, which went down much better. The brewery is actually a working brewery – there were still workmen in among the vats even while we were there, which was after 6:30pm. Of course, there’s always the possibility that they have workmen there just to make it look authentic for the tourist trade, but I was assured that wasn’t the case.
Apart from the brewery itself, they have a bar (where the afore-mentioned beers were tasted) and a kind of restaurant. We ordered several dishes – all of about a normal entree size – to share between the four of us, and they were so delicious. The grilled fish with home-made tartare sauce was a particular favourite for all us – we’ve been reminiscing about it ever since. I’ve never had tartare sauce that was that good ever before, and I suspect it will be a while before I get something like that again.
Holiday in WA
Well, we’re in Western Australia.
For those who didn’t hear, we were coming over for the wedding of one of Tegan’s cousins on 30 September, and independently a bunch of our friends were planning a group holiday to WA, and we have managed to combine the two. I’m posting from Dunsborough, which is on the coast north of the Margaret River – a few hours south of Perth and Fremantle.
We flew down on Monday night, spent a few days in Perth and Fremantle – checking out Rottnest Island and the Pinnacles, and then headed down South on Thursday. We spent yesterday getting settled and went to Cape Naturaliste (a popular whale watching spot, but we didn’t see any) and then to the Ngilgi (the first ‘g’ is silent) Caves, which are beautiful and very interesting limestone caves in the area – not as big, grand or old as the Jenolan Caves, but very good nonetheless.
The seven of us are staying in a luxury holiday home which has proved so far to be an excellent base for exploring the region. Today being a little windy for outdoor exploring, we’re heading off to tantalise our tastebuds with some of the local culinary delights – wine, cheese, chocolate, olives, fudge, more wine…
Highlights so far:
- Riding bikes around Rottnest Island (and seeing quokkas)
- The Pinnacles – amazing limestone formations (about 3 hours north of Perth)
- Hanging out with good friends
- Ngilgi caves
- Taking lots of photographs (hundreds of digital shots already, and almost four rolls of real film so far)