Wednesday 14th January

Wed 14th
Time to leave Wanneroo, but first we had a hankering to see wild Australia for the last time, and so whizzed back up to Gin Gin (said we wanted to go back) for morning tea with Mal. Lucky we did, as we saw an emu - the only wildlife we missed out on on the trip in the end was a wombat. (A live one anyway, as ever there were a few on their backs with their feet in the air by roadsides.)Then it was a final goodbye to Mal and off to the coast to drive down to Fremantle. (Said we wanted to go back there too.) We found a very superior B&B, beautifully restored in Edwardian style, and had a superior meal too, by the harbour with sunset over the Indian ocean in the background. Freeo is a great place to just wander round; we also went back to the Maritime Museum.It was all holiday-busy, but became strangely empty at night. We went up to the prison to check on opening times, as a visit there is one of the big touristy things to do, and found people coming out from a torchlight tour, looking strangely subdued - we were to find ou why next day.