Perth Trip Day 4 - Farm Activities at Margaret River Hideaway, Fremantle Market, Perth City

Margaret River Hideaway has farm activities every Saturday, Sunday Tuesday and Thursday mornings. While my niece participated in the activities on this Saturday morning, we had fun tagging along and looking at how the little children interacts with the farm animals.

Soon, it's time to say bye bye to Margaret River, and we drove to Fremantle for the Fremantle weekend market.

Fremantle during weekend was very different from Fremantle during weekdays; the street was bustling with people and we had a bit of difficulties making our way around. We were soaked in the busy atmosphere at Fremantle Market where we did some shopping, before heading to Kailis Fish Market Cafe for our Fish & Chip late lunch.  

We left Fremantle, and drove to Perth city and checked in at Four Points by Sheraton.

At the recommendation and direction from the hotel staffs, we walked to the nearby Northbridge, which is the Chinatown of Perth. There isn't too much to see there, so after dinner at the food court, we headed back to the hotel and call it a day.

Up Next: Perth City, Caversham Wildlife Park

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Perth Trip Day 3 - Margaret River

Margaret River is well known by wine lovers for its wine production, and a popular travel attraction for people travelling to the Western Australia region. We started the morning by exploring around the farm at Margaret River Hideaway, and watching children who are staying at other cottages taking fresh eggs from the pen where chickens are kept.

We then drove for about 40mins to Yallingup Shearing Shed (Lot 1442 Wildwood Road, Yallingup). 

There wasn't any sheep shearing session that day, so we left after a short tour around the shed to the nearby (~11mins drive) Wonky Windmill Farm & Eco Park (218 Yelverton North Road, Yelverton). 

There are a few activities which you can choose from: Visiting the farm animals where you can touch and feed them, going to the orchard to pick fruits, or simply enjoying tea and freshly baked cakes at the cafe. My sister's family visited the farm animals and my niece had fun feeding and touching them, even though she was a little apprehensive at first, while I visited the orchard with my parents and had the opportunity to eat oranges freshly plucked from the orange trees. 

After a fun filled morning, we had lunch at Cheeky Monkey Brewery & Cidery (4259 Caves Road, Margaret River WA 6280), which is a 26mins drive away. This is an economical dining option as compared to dining at wineries, with an equally splendid view.

After lunch, we went to Vasse Felix (Tom Cullity Dr, Cowaramup WA 6284), a famous winery in Margaret River region, then to the nearby Margaret River Nougat Company (Tom Cullity Dr, Cowaramup WA 6284), before shopping for chocolates and ice creams at Margaret River Chocolate Factory (415 Harmans Mill Road, Metricup WA 6280). 

We initially planned to go to other shops such as Margaret River Providore (448 Harmans South Rd, Wilyabrup WA 6280), Margaret River Nuts and Cereals (Harmas Mill Road Metricup WA 6280), Margaret River Dairy Company (Bussel Hwy, Cowaramup WA 6284) and Cany Cow (Cnr of Bottrill St & Brussel Hwy, WA 6284), but as the parents are getting tired, we headed back to Margaret River town for some shopping and bought stuffs at Coles Supermarket for our BBQ dinner at our cottage tonight.

Although it was a humble dinner, we had fun cooking & eating together under the starry night of the Australian sky.

Up next: Farm Activities at Margaret River Hideaway, Fremantle, Perth City

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Perth Trip Day 2 Part 2 - Busselton Jetty, Margaret River Hideaway

We reached Busselton Jetty in time for the sun-set, but not in time to take the jetty train and visit the Underwater Observatory as the last train is at 4pm.

However, it was lovely to enjoy the breeze under the clear blue sky.

We then drove 45mins to a Coles Supermarket near Margaret River to stock up tibits and grocery for our dinner that night. Coles Supermarket is the more economical choice among the different supermarkets available in Perth.

Next, we checked in at Margaret River Hideaway, where we stayed for the next 2 nights. There were many different types of accommodations available around Margaret River region, but we chose Margaret River Hideaway after reading reviews about its cleanliness and the availability of farm activities within its premises. 

The 3 bedroom cottage was fully book although we tried to book about 3 months in advance, so do make your reservation early to avoid disappointment. We have to take the 2 bedroom cottage instead. You will get instructions on how to get there upon reservations. It was a great stay, but it could have been better if there were 2 toilets in the cottage, as all of us have to queue for the 1 and only toilet in the cottage. We cooked and had our dinner, watched TV and had an early rest since there isn't much to do at night.

Up next: Margaret River

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Perth Trip Day 2 Part 1 - Fremantle, Penguin Island, Mandurah

On my 2nd day in Perth, I woke up early and decided to take a morning walk around the town with my mum.

Fremantle is a peaceful & charming town in the morning. Although we only stay here for a night, it is 1 of the most memorable moment throughout the journey.

We managed to find our way to Fremantle Bake House (opens at 7am, located at 52 South Terrace, Fremantle WA 6162) and bought some breakfast for my family.

After breakfast, we checked out, and head towards Penguin Island, which is about a 45mins drive from Fremantle. We bought the ferry & penguin feeding ticket from Rockingham Wild Encounters Gift Shop, and board the next ferry to Penguin Island. Hourly ferry is available from 9am - 3pm, and the last ferry back is 4pm. 

The ferry took us around around the clear blue sea to spot sea lions, dolphins, stingrays and other animals  at close range before going to Penguin Island. 

We watched the penguin show there, but having being to Philip Island at Melbourne, I was quite disappointed, as there are only a few penguins, and the show is more like a penguin feeding session. Nevertheless, my niece is fascinated to see penguins swimming around in front of her.

We left the Penguin Island after the show as there isn't anything much to see, and drove about 30 minutes to Dolphin Quay @ Mandurah for our late lunch. I read somewhere that if you are lucky, you'll be able to spot some dolphins swimming around while eating along Dolphin Quay, but we did not have the luck. 

As our parents missed Chinese food, we had our lunch & a short break at a Chinese store (New Asian Delights) next to Sharkey's, before driving to Busselton Jetty which is about 2 hours 15mins away. 

Up next: Busselton Jetty, Margaret River Hideaway

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