Day 10 continued

These pictures show what we saw at the places we visited.

These are some of the flowers you can see at the botanic gardens.(left and below)


At the Macademia factory.

My daughter standing next to a macademia tree.

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Macademia nuts hanging from branches of the tree.


Macademia nuts after being roasted.

Day 10 - On the Way Back to Perth

On the way back to Perth we visited Mandura Quay Marina, Araluen Botanic Gardens, Yanchep National Park and a macademia nut factory. Pictures on the left and below show the places we visited.










Mandura Quay (above)




At the Botanic Gardens (left)










Koala bear at Yanchep National Park (below)















Below - Mandura Quay Marina

Chinese New Year's Day - Monday, 26th January 2009

Yesterday, Monday, 26th January 2009 was the first day of the Chinese Lunar Calendar - our New Year's Day. It is celebrated by the Chinese community in Asia ie China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and the small community of Chinese people living in Thailand, Indonesia, Philipines and many other countries in the world. It is interesting to know that Chinese people go every where to do business and I do not know exactly which countries they are in. If you travel to Europe you will find a Chinese restaurant in most cities. Chinese people celebrate by visiting their parents or elders in the family and also the temples to pray for good luck in the new year. The non-christians will pay their respect to their deceased parents at the temples where their ancestral memorial tablets are kept. It is customary for the parents or elders to give their children or friend's children red packets with cash (amount depends on the generosity and affordability of the giver). I noticed that some children in Singapore have become mercenary. They frown on red packets with small mounts of cash (eg $2) and may even complain of the small amount. The problem is that some parents earn a lot of money and because it is the trend to have few children they tend to spoil their children by giving what ever they want resulting in the children not knowing the value of money and how hard it can be to earn money. They have not been taught that the red packet is just a symbol of good luck for the receiver and that the content in the packet should not be so important. It is customary for married adults to give red packets to the children. Young men and young ladies who are not married may get red packets but in some families there is a unwritten rule that if they are working they are not entitled to receive red packets. This rule depends on the generosity of the giver. So a bachelor or spinster who is 30 or 40 years old may still receive red packets.



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Day 9 - On With the Journey - Pinjara - Mandura

At Mandura we stayed at the Forte Mandura Quay Resort. It is a nice place to relax after a long journey. Picture on the left shows the kitchen and dining area and below the living room where you can either watch TV or read.

On the way here we drop by the Evendale Complex at Pinjara. It is an old building with a cafe serving tea and other refreshments, cakes, etc for visitors to refresh themselves. Below you see the serving area. That's me in the gray suit sitting at the table on the left.

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Day 8 - Busselton - Bunbury Wild Life Swamp

Pictures on the left shows parts of the wild life swamp.

Day 8 - Busselton Jetty - Wild Life Swamp

At Busselton we visited the jetty which is nearly 2 kilometers long. At the far end is an underwater observatory. It was a cold and windy morning - really windy and I dared not walk to the end as I was afraid that I might be blown into the cold water. I was told that someone had fallen into the water before. As I cannot swim so I dared not take the risk although the pier was quite broad. It was drizzling slightly and if I open my umbrella I might be carried away by the strong wind.
Second picture on the left shows the entrance to the pier. Notice that the observatory at the far end is hardly visible unless this picture is enlarged.

Picture above shows my family members walking on the boardwalk along the Bunbury Wild Life swamp.

Day 7 - Lake Cave and Lake Mammoth

On Day 7 we drove on to Busselton. On the way we visited Lake Cave and Lake Mammoth where we saw stalactites and stalacmites of various shapes and sizes. The pictures best describe them.

The above stalactite is unusual. It looks like it is
a stalacmite grown from the ground but actually
it has formed a table-like formation and is hanging
a few inches above the water(the dark part below is water)