If it's Friday it must be Freemantle

Our journeying continued with a day trip to Freemantle. We were  early and set out to catch the bus at 09.53 only to find we had misread the timetable and the bus didn't arrive until 10.06 so the forced route march up to the bus stop had all been in vain.

The bus journey to Freemantle was good and took half the time we thought it would take. We really must learn to read a bus timetable properly. We had a brief stroll through Freemantle to find our bearings before ending up in the information office asking where the prison was. This was not because we wished to be incarcerated, but because as a historical museum they gave good tours. We found our way to the prison , discovering the markets on the way.

The tour of the prison was well worthwhile, our guide had a good sense of humour and a good knowledge of the history. The prison was built by convicts in the middle of the nineteenth century and had been used until 1991. After the prison we strolled through the markets before finding Sisarello's for a fish and chip lunch. Our first chips in six weeks!!!

After  lunch we walked to the seashore, to the roundhouse , along high street and back to the markets. Before going into the market we stopped in a pub which had been recommended by Richard as they had their own micro brewery on site. We ordered a pint and a half and were stunned by the asking price of 15.9 dollars. This worked out at £6.50 a pint. We were so shocked we asked the barmaid if a pint was 10 dollars in the vain hope that she had made a mistake. She assured us, with a vague smile of sympathy, that her mathematics were entirely in order. We supped our drinks very slowly indeed.
Our return home went well.
In the evening we went out to a restaurant on the Cut in Perth and we had a lovely meal with Richard,d and Marg and two friends of theirs,  Robin and Mary. It was a truly lovely evening, warm enough to walk with out a coat on, a good restaurant and great company.