Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 2

[tigertigertiger]

Perth is at the end of the journey, making everything all worthwhile!

Oh and so is your daughter

yeah I know! it's happening no matter what. just wish I didn't hate flying and I could visit every month, life sucks like that!

 

[Beerfish]

Good grief, shoot me now, I’d rather sit in 40deg heat than be stuck in a shopping centre

Yeah but you and I love the heat anyway.

 

[ioppolo]

I wonder how often people will park at Bunnings across the road to avoid paying for parking

 

[tigertigertiger]

Perth is at the end of the journey, making everything all worthwhile!

Oh and so is your daughter

time to get those high speed trains in the country!

 

[Beerfish]

yeah I know! it's happening no matter what. just wish I didn't hate flying and I could visit every month, life sucks like that!

Have you ever thought about confronting your fear of flying? I assume it's fear? Seems quite extreme to drive all that way when you could potentially be here in 3.5 hours and, as you say, every month. I hate flying as well but I just kind of do it and try not to worry about it. Sleeping makes it easier.

 

[Smeg Head]

I wonder how often people will park at Bunnings across the road to avoid paying for parking

Pay to park or brave the chainsaw crazies at Bunnings..

 

[tigertigertiger]

Have you ever thought about confronting your fear of flying? I assume it's fear? Seems quite extreme to drive all that way when you could potentially be here in 3.5 hours and, as you say, every month. I hate flying as well but I just kind of do it and try not to worry about it. Sleeping makes it easier.

I flew most of my life up until 12 years ago, I'm in my 30's now. I had a ptsd episode on a plane that caused major anxiety and agoraphobia. thats what the doc told me. I used to love flying just haven't brought myself to getting on one again, as much as I want to. After that flight, I had a lot of things I couldn't do, it took a long time but I've overcome and comfortable with everything again except one thing, flying.

 

[Taylor]

Suddenly freezing. Retreated to bed for warmth.

 

[Plugger35]

Suddenly freezing. Retreated to bed for warmth.

We're in for a wet and wintery weekend by all reports.

 

[twotooto]

Oh and so is your daughter

err, not sure how to interpret this.

 

[twotooto]

Online shopping ftw,,,fk paying to hang out to buy stuff in a crowded shithole you can get cheaper online anyway.

 

[Billy ray]

Online shopping ftw,,,fk paying to hang out to buy stuff in a crowded shithole you can get cheaper online anyway.

I only go to shops to get a free nespresso coffee or two

 

[Reynolds Number]

I wonder how often people will park at Bunnings across the road to avoid paying for parking

Are people going to want to spend more than four hours in a shithole unless they work there?

Oh wait, there's also people in this city that queue up for Thingz at 7.30am.

 

[Matele]

This is going to be a solo trip, will be in Perth for up to 3 months spending time with my kid.

As for stopping, it'll be for sleep only and those occasional 20 minute leg stretching stops! I've got to do it as I've promised my daughter. I hate flying sadly so it's the only way im going to get myself there. The more I think about it, the more daunting it is but I do love to drive and I've done Townsville to Melbourne 3 times, bruce highway in comparison?

Done the drive from Perth to Adelaide a handful of times on holidays when I was a kid/teenager. The best route we did was Perth>>> Balladonia >>> Ceduna >>> Streaky Bay >>> Adelaide

You can probably stick a stop in at Eucla if you aren’t keen on an eleven hour drive to Ceduna from Balladonia (Ditto staying at Northam between Perth and Balladonia).

Also make sure you stop at Madura Pass!

 

[tigertigertiger]

Ferry required? Haven’t seen anything about it except on google maps

 

[wadistance]

Drove from syd - per with my old man in feb this year. Stops were in Mildura, Ceduna and Kalgoorlie. Few points

It’s always worth staying in a slightly bigger town in a motel. You’ll get a clean bed, some snacks and a pub for dinner. Quite often a dining room for brekky

The fuel stops are ruthlessly expensive and often shit, but a lot of fun. Cocklebiddy springs to mind, had old mate behind the counter drop the f bomb and c bomb in the space of 20seconds. Amazing.

Sea cliffs are incredible

Ceduna is a great town and the foreshore motel does great grub

Driving into the sun sucks. Start early if possible


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[Off The Couch]

Love me some good thunder

 

[Eaglespur]

Bunbury yes or no

 

[ioppolo]

Bunbury yes or no

To live or holiday?

 

[Beerfish]

Or for meth?

 

[Kram]

Or for meth?

I thought that you would pick that up on the way through Mandurah.

 

[JackOutback]

To live or holiday?

How does this make a difference?

 

[Biggie]

How does this make a difference?

Well living, you’ll need to know schooling, localities etc

Holiday is more short term, so those things wouldn’t matter?

 

[Taylor]

I thought that you would pick that up on the way through Mandurah.

You're thinking crabs

Yes, I'm punny

 

[Kram]

You're thinking crabs

Yes, I'm punny