Around the World in 56 Days

This morning, Greg had work to do, and Madi was going to a friend’s house to play, so it was just Mary and I.  We dropped off Madi at her friend’s, then headed into Fremantle, just south of Perth, to go to the Fremantle Prison.  The prison was built in the 1850s by convicts brought …

This morning Greg was to wake me early if the weather was good, so that we could go down to the beach for sunrise.  Waking at 8:30, I figured the weather must not be great.  Indeed, the are was covered in clouds, which makes for a poor sunrise.  Instead, we decided to go down to …

After breakfast this morning Greg, Madi, and I headed out to the John Forrest National Park, about 45 minutes from the house.  The park lies just outside the city and it covered in unspoiled bushland, looking just like the fertile areas of the outback.  There are rolling hills throughout the park, and along the trail …

As you can probably tell from my recent blog posts, I have slowed down a lot since arriving in Perth.  Being here is somewhat like being at home, since I get good, home-cooked food, and a house to lounge around in.  Basically, I am taking a rest break before we continue on next week.  Of …

Kings Park, that is.  I awoke this morning at about 8, or so I thought.  It turns out that the blinds in the room I was in are so dark that I slept until 11.  Anyway, after eating breakfast, I put on some long pants and biked over to Kings Park.  The park is just …

This morning, I awoke to the sound of the fire alarm going off, though I didn’t know it at the time.  Instead, I thought that a normal alarm was sounding, yet I couldn’t quite place were it was coming from, as it seemed to be from the door.  When I got out of bed and …

This morning, Greg and I got up bright and early and headed off to the airport.  Greg lost his departure card yesterday at the school security, so he had to go into the back of customs and get asked a few questions before getting a new one.  Otherwise, check in and customs took very little …

This morning I traveled with Greg up to north Singapore, where we visited the Singapore American School.  Greg is exploring the possible of moving to Singapore in the future, and if he did, this school would be a candidate for a school for Madi, his daughter.  The admissions folks showed us around the campus, which …

I’ve double checked my math, and I’m pretty sure that today was actually my halfway point in the trip.  Anyways, Greg had this morning free, so we decided to do another adventure outing, this time a high ropes course.  The course was in a lake recreation area, so it had a nice area around it, …

This morning, we got out of bed later than we thought we would have to.  we thought our flight was at 9am, but when we checked, it was actually at 11:45am, so we got an extra two hours of sleep!  We grabbed breakfast and then a taxi to the airport, which got there surprisingly quickly …