Perth Day 4

Assalammualaikum wbt,

Saturday, 5th May 2018

So today is our 4th day in Perth, and we’re heading South! We checked out from Mak Long’s Homestay in Cannington early in the morning. It’s quite sad really because we really love this house. Leaving our luggages behind as Kathy will collect them later. My heart still felt heavy that I had to trouble her at a very last minute. Only Allah swt could repay her kindness. 

So, first stop is to go to Busselton. We drove through the Kwinana Highway and weather is lovely today. We stopped for a while at Kwinana Service Centre to eat our breakfast, Nasi Goreng Sardin. We’ll Malaysians will always be Malaysians. By the way, they call their R&R here as Service Centre. They had facilities like restrooms, restaurants, petrol stations. I love to see the parking areas here, they have few categories, cars, lorries, motorcycles and caravans! Even at this area with a small bushes, they still have a signage to beware of the snakes and small poisonous animals that might be in the bushes. Here, Abah even made friend with this one Jewish man whom called me beautiful earlier, hahaha. These people are so selfless guys, when they see us taking pictures or selfies, they will offer themselves to help. Such kind gestures. On the other hand, Ecah told us in the car she got a backlash from mat salleh lady saying ‘F**k you’ to her, probably seeing her with hijab. If I were her, I would definitely say ‘F**k yourself!’ Hahah. 

After like 2-3 hours of driving, we arrived at Busselton Geographe Bayview Hotel to drop our luggages abd perform prayers. This hotel is so beautifullllll. This is the most beautiful accommodation while we were in Perth. I love the serenity, the calm, the trees, the grass smell.. aaah. Feel like laying on the grass admiring the beauty. Would definitely staying here again. I looked forward to do cycling but due to limited time, we didn’t get a chance. It has 3 rooms and the master bedroom has their own private access and and and a Jacuzzi!! The facilities include washing machine and dryer, kitchen, stove, heater, basically everything! It is spacious, perfect for our big group. During our trip in Perth, I purposely looking for facilities that have 3 rooms, well for privacy. Although it costed a bit more but I do appreciate a little privacy. Who knows it might lead to baby made in Perth, but not knowing from which couple Hahahaha. 

Busselton Jetty located about more or less 1 km from our stay. This is the longest jetty in the world, about 1.2km across the sea. At the end of the jetty is the underwater world discovery where you can go down and see the under the sea view through the glass. I’ve read a reviews, if you ever been to Aquaria, KLCC, it’s more or less like that, so I gave it a pass. You can either ride a train or walk through the jetty. Of course we took the train ride! The ticket is about $12 each if I’m not mistaken. The train is about every 1 hour. Be mind of the schedule, if you’re not sure, just ask the people there, they are more than happy to help! What interest me is that, most of the people working here are senior citizens and they are actually volunteer! All the money raised from the tickets etc is used for the preservation purpose of Busselton sea life and jetty maintenance. You can actually fishing here too at the designated area along the jetty, just check on the signage. The train will stop at the end of the jetty and we were given about 1/2 hour before its departure. If you missed the train, you can catch another one about an hour later or you can walk your way back. With the wind and narrow path, I’ll stay on the train, thank you. Hanif Aiden is having a time of his life, he’s always obsessed about Thomas & Friends, and to ride a real life train must be a happiness to him... or deep inside his heart, I know, although he is expressionless. By the way, we also visited information centre or museum to learn a little bit about the history of Busselton Jetty and seeing the artifacts.

Busselton I would say is a retirement place, like Kathy claimed. Most of the people are veterens and I could see there are many hospitals, retirement centre and rehabilitation centre here. It is a calm and serene place. No traffic congestion, laid back people, simple life.. aaa.. what a great place to settle in.  

After the Jetty visit, we continued our journey to Canal Rocks about 15 minutes drive from Busselton town. Oh my God, this place is so beautiful!!!!! When we got here is already 4pm+ and almost sunset, so the view is magnificent, MashaAllah! All pictures taken here are perfect, Instagram worthy. To be safe, please stay on paths, we can never predict the weather aren’t we? If you wish to climb the rocks, please be careful, although the water aren’t rough that day, if you slip, you can hurt real bad. When we passed by at the junction to go to Canal Rocks, I spotted a Lavender Tea House which is popular for their scones and lavender products, and I made a mental note to drop by there when we got back. Too bad, it was closed by then :( I googled this place, and it has a lovely deco and of course I wanted to try their famous lavender tea. Not my rezeki this time. 

Then, we went to Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. Too bad when we got there, it’s already closed and dark despite it’s only 5pm! We can only see the beautiful lighthouse from afar, and it is indeed very beautiful during nighttime especially, where we can see the light circulating around. 

After that, we went straight to our accommodation to cook dinner. And today, we’re doing extra works before cooking where we have to clean and samak all kitchen utensils before using. I made Gulai Lemak Sardines that night, together with some veges and omelette.