Fremantle with Colin and Holly Story

We flew from Dubai to Singapore and Singapore to Perth. This was rather good bites at the journey and as we had gone 4 hours on from the UK by going to Dubai, we haven't expereienced anything other than a few early yawns and a thoroughly good sleep. Colin picked us up from Perth airport and we drove along to Fremantle. This is a nice tree ed area and everything looks prosperous, lots of new developements as we went along towards Fremantle, actually some of them quite like Dubai in being sort of all of a type in each developement. Where we are now with Colin and Holly couldn't be more different, theirs is an early house in a tree lined street with a wonderfully inviting garden. Colin is a builder par excellence, his speciality is restoring old houses in this area and adding on great backs. We went with him this morning to see a few of the projects he is working on and not only were we all admiration for the area and the type of house, but also for the standard of work he does. Their own house is the same, but with the addition of their way of living. It is very welcoming, everything is where you want it to be, even one of the loos which is just outside in the garden with a wonderful open not window, ie not glass, straight onto the garden. And every picture is carefully chosen and carefully hung, most interesting to see Hollys art and the whole setting. I went swimming with Colin yesterday evening at sunset, beautiful sea, full moon and two dolphins playing in the bay! How good is that!