Thierings on Tour

We had to pack and get ready around my meetings this morning, which always makes for a coordinated effort. As we headed out of Perth, we picked up our 5kgs of homework for the next term – yikes (thank goodness for another 13 days of holidays). 

Then we stopped at Rob’s bee supplies business and got to see the warehouse and learn lots about bees!

The older girls were super lucky that they got to go and see the hives up close, but first that meant suiting up for the occasion. They had their suits, headgear, gumboots and gloves. Papa opted for thongs and promptly got stung by a bee on his foot as they got closer.

While Scarly and I stood on the sidelines, Rob gave them a safety briefing and then took them up close to have a look at how they work, what the hives look like in action and of course the first taste of the liquid gold it produces.

Scarly, who is a big honey lover as it is, LOVED the fresh honey directly from the honeycomb. It really is so good and our samples were quickly gone! 

We hung around a bit longer before saying our final goodbyes to Rob and heading towards Fremantle. I must say, we are all finding the big city driving, traffic lights and highways a little odd after being out in the bush for so long. I can’t imagine what the first day of driving to work will be like for Chris after so long on the road! Anyway, let’s not think about it yet…

We got to our park at Coogee Beach (pronounced the opposite to its twin sister Coogee in Sydney). Once set up, we headed to the beach to have a look. It was busy with school holiday crowds, but only one or two people were actually swimming. The water would be freezing!

Then the girls manifested yet another playground, this one definitely not as spectacular or new as some of the ones we have seen, but plenty to keep them busy. A nice treat for the girls and some quality time together for our family.

Dinner was a quick taco special, as we wanted to have an early night and fresh people all around for tomorrow’s big adventure! 

Kms travelled – 53