Perth

November 3 (Perth)

So we forced ourselves to walk around the city a bit, to make us even more tired, so we could actually attempt to go to sleep "at night" here. Walked thru some (newly) ritzy residential streets, towards the park along the river that divides "Perth" from "South Perth" (where our hotel is located). Got there just as droves of folks are leaving the river's edge--indicating that the "Red Bull" (yes, the ENERGY drink)-sponsored stunt flying planes around inflated "cones" floating on the water. Walked a circular route back to the hotel, and, though I forced him to stop in a local bookstore/cafe and then a supermarket, David could stay awake no longer--and fell right asleep at around 4:30pm (I have NEVER seen this before!!!). Good night's sleep, and we were up well before sunrise--with a beautiful view towards downtown Perth and the river from our huge glass door to the balcony of our hotel room.