Perth Day 2

A Summary of the Day

We were up and ready at 7:00am this morning excited about the coming events that we were going to do.  We were going down the famous Perth Swan River for the day and visit a town called Fremantle where we walked around and visited the Maritime Museum where I learnt about ship wreaks near the Swan River entrance.  Fremantle also has a very big port (much bigger than the Port of Napier) that was used by the Dutch as a spice trade route back in the 1800's.  We traveled back to Perth at 3:45pm from a great day be a tourist.

The Maritime Museum

The museum is holds a ship wreck of the Batavia, a transport vessel in the late 1800's.  It was on the route to Batavia to drop off the final bricks to make a castle but obviously they didn't arrive.  The hull of the Batavia was found at the bottom of the Indian Ocean and took almost 1 year to excavate.  Some supplies were also recovered and archaeologists were put to use to find out how they were made and where they came from.

The Port of Fremantle

The port was made when James Stirling (the man who founded Perth) first arrived in the late 1800's with his crew.  Many ships come in and out each year and on average 32 containers are loaded on and off different ships every hour.  The international terminal in the port was made in 1970 and was used by approximately 32.000 people that year but now most of those people come in through the international airport in Perth.  

Other Activities

The Chocolate Escape

We stopped at a Spanish chocolate cafe where they served the most divine Hot CHOCOLATE served with churros which we dunked in dark and milk chocolate.

Lunch at Little Creatures

Dad enjoyed the brewery sipping on locally brewed beer.  I had the biggest steak sandwich in the world and it tasted delicious.