Perth, Australia October 10-14

I arrived in Perth October 10. Its a very modern city with beautiful glass skyscrapers. I spent one afternoon walking around the city centre. My hotel is about 10 miles away, on the Indian Ocean. The sunset above was taken on my first night there.

The following day I went to the port town of Fremantle. My first stop was the Fremantle Prison. I took two tours, one visiting the grounds, cells, chapels and gallows. The second tour focused on the escape attempts, with not one success in over 100 years. I walked around town, visiting the markets and the harbour.

The next day I took a ferry to Rottnest Island. When the Dutch discovered the island they thought the animals were large rats, thus the name Rottnest. These animals are really Quokka, small marsupials. There are no cars on the island, so I spent the day on my bike - over 25 miles in total.

Today is my last day in Perth. I'll relax by the pool and read before heading off to Tokyo tonight.