We left Hong Kong on Friday 19th December 2008 evening on a Thai Airways flight via Bangkok to Perth, Western Australia. Upon arrival at Perth Airport Saturday morning, we took a shuttle bus to the middle of the city and spent for a few hours touring the city of Perth. Then we boarded a coach (luxury passenger bus) and traveled to Margaret River, a town located south of Perth. 
Saturday was pretty much spent traveling. We got to Margaret River after about five hours of traveling. We checked into Basildene Manor, the resort in which we had accommodation, and after that, went out for dinner. The dinner was nothing fancy; just some fish and chips, and pizza.
The next day Sunday, we worshipped at a local Baptist church in Margaret River. The service was good, although there were more elderly people in attendance than young people and children.
We spent one week in Margaret River, lounging around the resort and visiting places of interest in the neighboring towns. The resort has a beautiful garden with very soft grass, shrubs and flowers. We used the swimming pool and Alex and Chika spend time reading by the fire place.
We also went on a “Bushtucker Tour” - a canoe trip along the Margaret River. We had two tour guides who told us the history of Margaret River.
We also visited a cave during the tour. Alex and Chika had fun crawling through one of the cave’s tunnels. 
On Wednesday we rented a car and went to a few tourist places, including a sheep shearing place, a chocolate shop, dairy and cheese shop, Cape Leuwein lighthouse where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean is the body of water that surrounds Antarctica.
Thursday was Christmas day. Shops were closed as people were home celebrating with their families. We had a barbeque for lunch and later went to the pool.
We rented a car on Friday (Boxing Day) and visited the Jewel Cave and Mammoth Cave. These are huge caves. The Jewel Cave is about 42 meters deep while the Mammoth Cave is about 32 meters deep. They are very wide, although the width varies from point to point. We also drove along the scenic route through the forest, seeing some huge red gum trees and kangaroos.
The second week of our visit was spent mostly in Busselton. Our accommodation in Busselton was more family- and children-friendly. It had more facilities - swimming pool, Jacuzzi, games room, and tennis courts. More importantly, it had a furnished kitchen. So were able to make our own food. That was very nice!
The longest jetty in the southern hemisphere and the second longest in the world is the Busselton jetty. It is 1.7 km long. We took a walk on it out to the sea, where an underwater aquarium is located. The aquarium is good, but not extensive. Our tour of the aquarium lasted a short time, only about 15 minutes.
Walking back from the aquarium, we visited an adjoining fun place called Simmon’s. There Alex, Chika and I did car racing. Then the boys went on a long waterslide. They did the waterslide quite a number of times, and then did car racing again, and finally, Chika went to jump on trampolines.
We returned to Hong Kong on Friday 2nd January 2009 night. We resumed work on Monday the 5th.
Saturday was pretty much spent traveling. We got to Margaret River after about five hours of traveling. We checked into Basildene Manor, the resort in which we had accommodation, and after that, went out for dinner. The dinner was nothing fancy; just some fish and chips, and pizza.
The next day Sunday, we worshipped at a local Baptist church in Margaret River. The service was good, although there were more elderly people in attendance than young people and children.
We spent one week in Margaret River, lounging around the resort and visiting places of interest in the neighboring towns. The resort has a beautiful garden with very soft grass, shrubs and flowers. We used the swimming pool and Alex and Chika spend time reading by the fire place.
We also went on a “Bushtucker Tour” - a canoe trip along the Margaret River. We had two tour guides who told us the history of Margaret River.
We also visited a cave during the tour. Alex and Chika had fun crawling through one of the cave’s tunnels. 
On Wednesday we rented a car and went to a few tourist places, including a sheep shearing place, a chocolate shop, dairy and cheese shop, Cape Leuwein lighthouse where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean is the body of water that surrounds Antarctica.Thursday was Christmas day. Shops were closed as people were home celebrating with their families. We had a barbeque for lunch and later went to the pool.
We rented a car on Friday (Boxing Day) and visited the Jewel Cave and Mammoth Cave. These are huge caves. The Jewel Cave is about 42 meters deep while the Mammoth Cave is about 32 meters deep. They are very wide, although the width varies from point to point. We also drove along the scenic route through the forest, seeing some huge red gum trees and kangaroos.
The second week of our visit was spent mostly in Busselton. Our accommodation in Busselton was more family- and children-friendly. It had more facilities - swimming pool, Jacuzzi, games room, and tennis courts. More importantly, it had a furnished kitchen. So were able to make our own food. That was very nice!
The longest jetty in the southern hemisphere and the second longest in the world is the Busselton jetty. It is 1.7 km long. We took a walk on it out to the sea, where an underwater aquarium is located. The aquarium is good, but not extensive. Our tour of the aquarium lasted a short time, only about 15 minutes.
Walking back from the aquarium, we visited an adjoining fun place called Simmon’s. There Alex, Chika and I did car racing. Then the boys went on a long waterslide. They did the waterslide quite a number of times, and then did car racing again, and finally, Chika went to jump on trampolines.
We returned to Hong Kong on Friday 2nd January 2009 night. We resumed work on Monday the 5th.
