Perth 2013 - Day 6 - Swan Valley

Merry Christmas to all from Perth, Swan Valley. 

We woke up without any alarm - not sure if it was due to us sleeping relatively early the previous night or just that our bio clock was simply still working on our holidays. But well, the sun rose quite early in Swan Valley that we actually got a shock that we overslept. It was only 7 plus. So, we washed up and were all ready for our first hand experience at the farm!

It was really great to be out at the farm, though we did not really help much. All I did was questions after questions to learn more about the farm. But the close encounters with the farm animals were great. I never seen a hen with its eggs next to it, never seen the cows fighting food with the sheep. Even the hungry pigs made me laugh at its sight. Milking the cow seems really easy but we did not pluck up enough courage to try it on this very morning. Well, we did the next day and I was so glad I did!  

Farm Life @ Keller's

After the tour, we went back to our room and Marija served the breakfast in a trolley. So cool! And they have used ingredients right from their farm and garden - Imagine the fresh eggs, fresh milks and even the bread and jams were made from scratch! Lovely touch to a homestay, I have to admit!

Our breakfast with a view

After breakfast, we borrowed bicycles from Keller's for our tour around the area. Remember that I mentioned that it was Christmas, so most of the shops or rather all the shops were closed except for petrol station. How bad this was, right? And the temperature was really high that Philip had offered that if we felt tired and were not  able to continue our tour by the bikes, we could give him a call to pick us up. And he was to have his Christmas lunch with their family living nearby. How thoughtful they were, don't you agree? And that they have humbly mentioned that their bikes were old. But Philip changed new tyres for us. Oh great!

And so, we packed our water and our food and off we went. the traffic lights weren't that great in Swan Valley and it was not very direct. To cross to the next street, we would have to take a long detour and remembered, it was along the expressway. Not a very good experience especially under the hot sun. Own time Own target, we managed to roam through the town and get back to Keller's safely. Here's some of the pictures I took. There are many routes that you can walk and the maps can be found here. 

A tour around the Guildford Town

Back at Keller's was like heaven. We desperately need the aircon and rest. And whille, Philip and family were not back yet. We have earlier asked them if we could do some BBQ and they do have a BBQ equipment. But we decided to go easy with the cooking and here you go, our Christmas dinner we prepared - a simple and yet filling dinner for both of us. 

Our very own homecooked christmas dinner