Australia: Perth and the Southern West Coast



The Reid's

Hello world,

I have been in Western Australia (WA) just under two weeks and it has been so jam packed that I haven't had the chance to blog. To your right is a picture of the wonderful family I have been staying with. This pictures is from last night just before a costume party we all attended. I met the parents (Susan and Phil) on the Camino de Santiago 7 months ago when I had just started my trip.

Here is a list of just a few fun expressions your likely to hear in WA:

sweatshirt = jumper
sunglasses = sunnies
barbecue = barbie
bathing suit = swimmers/bathers
...and my personal favourite... speedo = buggy smuggler..Ha!

Fisk Creek

Fish Creek

Here are two pictures from Fish Creek, likely one of the most beautiful places I will ever see. The area is extremely remote and only accessible with a four wheel drive. Absolutely beautiful.



Fish Creek has some good fishing. Here is our catch...We even cooked them up on the barbie, Yum!





A Kangaroo with her Joey on the side of the road

Australian Football League(AFL) is the sport of choice in WA. It has to be one of the quickest and most explosive games around. The West Coast Eagles (dark) ended up beating Hawthorn (light). It was good fun and very entertaining.

March 6th I will be flying to Darwin.
I feel like I have been living like a true Australian. It's official, WA is officially my favorite coast.
-Jonathan

Thailand: Chiang Mai & Ayutthaya

Chiang Mai, the wonderful north of Thailand gives a completely different vibe from it's southern counterpart. Our first day Dom & I decided to go for an authentic Thai cooking course. We learned how to prepare everything from pad Thai, fried noodles, and even made our own green, red and yellow curry from scratch. Needless to say we ate way to much and even left with dogie bags, yum! Thankfully, you also leave with little cookbooks so that you don't have to remember everything they show you. For the next three days we followed it up with some light trekking. After all, I think everything seems light after Nepal,lol. Our last day in town we visited CrossFit Chiang Mai. It was great, we did Helen and even got T-shirts to boot.

Helen (Here is what it looks like, but I'm way slower,lol) 
3 Rounds for time:
-400m run
-21 Kettlebell Swings
-12 Pullups

For our last stop, Dom & I stayed in Ayutthaya for a day. This small quaint town was much more enjoyable then I would have thought. The temple ruins in this town are absolutely wonderful. There are 3 major temples that are worth seeing. The audio guides make this completely worth it. It does an excellent job of painting a picture of what those temples used to look like. Based on the history it really seems like the city should be the capital of Thailand. The dynasty came to crashing end due to the Burmese army who dismantled everything. Overall, It was a perfect end to a wonderful Thai trip.

Now I am just killing a couple days in Bangkok until I leave for Perth Australia. I will be meeting up with some great friends (Su and Phil) that I met on the Camino. Onto the land down under.

-Jonathan