We have two important appointments. The first is a visit to the Perth Aqua Park; a Christmas gift from far away cousins. It’s a giant inflatable obstacle course set on a large body of water. Sarah forgets that Augie is not 10 and not old enough to go by himself; so she talks Toby into going with him. It’s quite a workout hauling yourself out of the water; up and over the obstacles; then doing it all again when you inevitably fall in. Toby grumbles a bit but thoroughly enjoys it as much as the kids.

We are staying about 30 minutes from Mandurah, where friends live. They graciously drive out to sit and drink with us in the caravan park for a few hours as we wash the now-clean sheets flapping in the wind.

The wind is hot and dry and Sarah marvels again at how much easier life on the road is when you can get everything dry in a few hours.

The next morning, the kids are tired after we accidentally let them stay up too late because we were having too much fun with our friends. Not only that, but the wind has found us again. We drive up to Serpentine Falls to take a look and go for a short walk around before it gets too hot and head towards Fremantle.