We Arrived in Perth

Hi Everybody!

At 10:00am on Sunday morning we finally packed our bags, put them in the car and drove all the way to Napier Airport to take a flight to Auckland and then continue on to Perth, Australia.  I arrived ready and terribly excited when all of a sudden I saw Will Holden who was on the same flight as me going to Auckland to stay with one of his cousins.

The plane to Auckland was slow but at the same time exciting for we knew that we were one step closer to reaching Perth.  As we arrived in the Terminal building in Auckland we walked along to the International terminal and got on our 9 hour plane flight to Perth.  (At least there were screens on the back of the seats).

We were greeted by our friends who had just recently moved to Australia 6 months ago and they escorted us to their house where we settled in and crashed on the bed for the night.  We were relieved to finally get to Perth after a days travelling but at the same time excited to wonder what we were going to gat up to the next day.

Five facts about Perth:
1. There are 1.74 million people in Perth
2. It is the largest city in Western Australia (WA)
3. Perth is known as the city of light because Perth's residents lit up their houses as John Glenn the Australian astronaut  flew over o them on February 7 1962
4. Perth is the 4th most popular city in Australia
5. Perth was founded on 12 June 1829 by Captain James Stirling

Us on the Plane to Auckland