So week 1 of work “proper” is done and what a hectic week it’s been.

Monday morning started with meeting my team leader Vadim for the first time, and that meeting outline the “plans” for the coming months. Within two minutes of the “meeting”  finishing I received an email from the office principle saying was going to be needed to provide some site coverage for 3 months on a mine up in the Tanami Desert, which just goes to show how fast things change in the mining industry as I am likely to be starting that on Tuesday.

The rest of the week proved to be just as fluid as on Wednesday arvo Kim told me to go talk to one of the metallurgy team as she wasn’t able to go on a conference the following two days as she had to finish a report. So Thursday and Friday I attended a conference in Backfill techniques. All of this while trying to get sort out houses, drivers licenses, PPE etc. But on the houses front we found out on Friday we have been accepted on “Melville Mansion” in Como, which is really exciting and we move in on Wednesday provisionally, so hopefully everything will be sorted out by the time I get back from my swing. 

"Melville Mansion"

So rolling onto the weekend, having spent the morning at the Frampton’s while my washing was on We watched the Australia v Russia game and then the AFL grand final, which I am becoming  hooked on pretty quickly (unfortunately like the beginnings of my Australian accent).

 Saturday was Henry’s birthday so as one would do, we headed out for the night, where standing  in a bar on Murray Street, a young lady walked in who I said to the boy’s; “I recognise her.” To which they replied; “don’t be so bloody silly you muppet,” So off to the bar I toddled and tapped her on the shoulder and said; “Sarah?” who turned around and with a dropped jaw said after a pause; “Anna is a blithering idiot,” or words to that effect as Anna had told her I was coming to Perth but hadn’t said I had arrived yet so was understandably shocked to see me! So that was certainly a surprise for the night.

So with the plan to go out and do some exploring, on Sunday morning we sort of with the plan to go to the John Forrest National Park and inland to the town of York (where Henry is from in the UK). So into the JFNP we went to find some Roo’s and have some lunch. With the mission accomplished of finding some Roo’s and 2 different types of Parrot we headed to York.

Photos from today, the road bridge taken from the suspension bridge in York with the storm gathering behind.

Where we had nice wonder around “The first inland town in Australia” which was nicely in bloom after all the rain we have had. Some of the places we wondered around and past in York were the Motor Museum, the suspension bridge built by the convicts, the sock factory and the Old Mill Market. So all in all a nice relaxing Sunday before the week begins again tomorrow.