It all started on Thursday evening. Krisa’s mum dropped her off at my house at around 6.30pm. We then piled into my car for the drive to the airport. After 1 minute of driving I though I had left my camera on the couch at home, so we came back, only to find it was indeed actually in my handbag d’oh! Once again we set off for Melbourne Airport.
We arrived quite early and after quickly checking in we had a surprisingly good dinner at Airbar inside the airport. Our plane departed on time at 9.30pm and we were off. Krisa had brought along her laptop so we watched episodes of The Hills and The City to pass time. We arrived in Perth at 10.30pm Perth time, 1.30am Melbourne time and needless to say we were exhausted. We jumped in a taxi, only to get stuck at the exit gate. The coin machine was not working so we couldn’t get out. The airport attendant tried to fix it but to no avail. He finally decided to just break off the barrier so all the taxi’s could get on their way. Mel’s house was about a 30 minute drive.
We said a quick hello to Mel before plopping into bed. Mel had to work on Friday so once Krisa and I had woken up and fed ourselves we headed out to shop. Our first stop was Westfield Whitford where we both made some purchases at Cotton On before having a coffee. Krisa had seen some shoes she liked but they didn’t have them in her size, so we then headed over to another shopping centre (forgot the name). This place was brand spanking new, smelt like a display home! The shoes were not located here either so we stopped by Subway for lunch and made our way back to Mel’s house. Krisa then looked up shoe shops on the internet and we found one that was close by to Mel’s so we went over there to find they had a pair in her size and desired colour.
Mel came home just after 5pm and after she had a quick shower we drove into Leederville for dinner. We parked in Mel’s workplace and walked over to an Italian restaurant for some garlic bread and pasta. Mel and I shared a bottle of wine! By the end we were pretty tanked so Krisa drove home and we all crashed around 11pm.
Saturday we woke up and were all dressed and out of the house by 10am. We drove to Fremantle for breakfast at Dome. We all had some sort of egg dish and coffee and tea. After breakfast we walked around Fremantle looking for Target. Mel made some purchases then we made our way to the Fremantle Jail for a tour. Our tour guide Paul was awesome. He had some wonderful stories and was very fun to listen to. The tour went for an hour and 15 minutes and was well worth it!
On the way home we stopped by Scarboro beach for some lunch at an American style restaurant. The meals were less than impressive but we still ate heaps. I had a cherry cola, it was awesome! Once we were full we went back to Mel’s house to chill out for a bit. We had rice paper rolls for dinner then dressed up, ready for the Gay Pride Parade in Northbridge. Mel and I had some more wine in the car. We arrived about 7.30, with the parade due to start at 8. We got a good spot right on the barriers, then I needed to pee. I had to hold it in for the next few hours though as we would have lost our spot. The parade was really good, everyone was happy and having a great time as they walked, danced or sashayed down the street. We got covered in glitter and I scored some free condoms!
Sunday we had breakkie at Mel’s house then made our way into the city. We went for a ride on the viewing/ferris wheel thing which gave us some nice views of the small city and the Swan river. After our ride we walked over to the bell tower where we were given the chance to have a go at ringing church bells. For our efforts we were rewarded with a certificate! After we walked up the top of the bell tower and back down we went over to King’s Park where we had a picnic in the sun. Lots of families and people were out, including a couple having their wedding photos taken in the gusting wind. Mel had put her Coke can in her shoe to stop it from falling over .. it did however and she ended up shoeless!
On the way home we stopped for petrol and Krisa popped into Super IGA to get some supplies for dessert. For dinner Mel cooked us a delicious roast of beef with roast pumpkin, sweet potato, onion, broccoli and scalloped potatoes. It was really yummy. We then had a berry/apple pie for desert with icecream and custard on top. We were all full then and Mel went to bed early while Krisa and I watched the end of The Bodyguard on DVD.
Monday Mel had to work again. Krisa and I had a lunch date with my old high school friend Joanna. We met her at Hilary’s Boat Marina (kind of like Melbourne’s Docklands) and after a short walk around the restaurants we decided to eat at the Dome. The food was average but the mango smoothie was awesome. I tried pecan pie for the first time and it has now become one of my favourite desserts! We sat on the rocks next to the beach and chatted for a while before heading off around 2pm. We went to Innaloo Westfield which was pretty small. We did a couple of laps and both made a purchase at a surf store. I got some white sneakers for $47, down from $110 and Krisa bought a giant bag. I also bought some cute Moo pyjamas from Bras n Things. Once we were bored we made our way back to Mel’s house.
At 5pm we went back into Innaloo to meet up with Mel at Sizzler. We pigged out for a good 2 hours, I looooove Sizzler. After face stuffing we went to the cinema next door to watch ‘This Is It’ which was awesome.
Tuesday Mel went to work again while Krisa and I headed to the airport for our 12.30 flight. We arrived in Melbourne at 7pm Melbourne time and it took an hour to get our luggage, get on the bus and get to my car in the long term parking. It was then another hour to get home! I took the day off from work today as I knew I would need a sleep in, and I’m glad I did!
