Zaky was so funny. Right after he woke up, he walked to the kitchen, sat at the dinning table and waited for bfast. Sorry mate, no food. At least I found hot chocolate in the kitchen and made him some.
We needed to checkout by 10am but the host allowed us to leave luggage behind while we go pick up the campervan. The plan was to have MacD bfast somewhere and leave the kids there. We found Belmont Forum mall nearby. Thank you Google. A picture of the beautiful house before we took 3 ubers to the mall.
It was a big mall. The shops were opened when we arrived at 10.30am. Hmmmm... I thought the Australians start late? No?
We had an expensive McD bfast. We were not yet used to the higher cost of living yet. There was a mini playground at the McD and it was good to entertain the youngest 2. We ordered another Uber to collect campervan and took 2 girls along. At the same time, my SIL and Fione went grocery shopping for essentials (aka water and SNACKS). Popo was given the most difficult task, which was to look after the 2 youngest while they played at the playground.
Bcos we had done online check in, the campervan collection was easy. We added on the car insurance that was at A$45 per day and the easy checkout, which meant that we didnt have to top up the disesel and LPG gas when we returned the van. All in all, the campervan cost us almost A$1k for 4 nights. Yes, it wasnt cheaper than hotels but all in the name of experience. The girls loiter while waiting.
I had thought that the staff will go through step by step on how to operate the campervan. We were instead told to look at the tutorials available on the GPS. Tadah! Our home for the next 4 nights! We took a 6 seater campervan so that we could have more space.
The whole procedure took about 1 hour. Then we drove back for the rest, hoping that the 2 youngest did not kill them all. It was challenging in the beginning, trying to get used to the big vehicle. Midway, the inbuilt gps lost signal and we had to rely on google map.
I had thought that the staff will go through step by step on how to operate the campervan. We were instead told to look at the tutorials available on the GPS. Tadah! Our home for the next 4 nights! We took a 6 seater campervan so that we could have more space.
The 1st time parking was so scary. I even helped to direct in case we knocked down some trees. *nervous laughs* Once we packed everyone up, we headed back to house to collect the luggage. Of course the kids loved the campervan.
We finally met with the lovely hosts, who were about to clean up the house. They suggested for us to visit the Heirrison island, which has free entry and have wild kangeroos to pat. We decided to skip it since we were already late. Finally, we started our journey, driving to Fremantle. We use Google map as backup as the GPS wasnt too reliable.
We finally met with the lovely hosts, who were about to clean up the house. They suggested for us to visit the Heirrison island, which has free entry and have wild kangeroos to pat. We decided to skip it since we were already late. Finally, we started our journey, driving to Fremantle. We use Google map as backup as the GPS wasnt too reliable.
The original intention was to park further up north and take the free CAT bus into the town. Fortunately, the host recommended for us to try the open air carpark next to prison. We arrived safely at Fremantle, found the carpark and parked the campervan nicely. We had to pay manually in advance at the self help ticket kiosk and paid for 3 hours. It was a deal, bcos the 2 campervans took up 2.5 lots when we paid for 2. Hahaha.
Mummy Lim
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