Checking Out Places and A New Job



Cottlesloe Beach

We picked up the rental car that Woodside is giving us for one month (beauty!), and then Chris got up his courage to actually drive the thing around. With the steering wheel on the right side of the car, the distance to the left side of the car is a bit of a mystery. Move a little to the right. No, stay to the left! Stay to the left! Can you turn left on a red light? Is a U-turn here legal? What's that sign mean? That way! That way!

Anyway it all worked out. No accidents. No worries. And we got our first look around at some of the outlying neighborhoods and took a nice walk on on the world-reknowned beach at Cottlesloe.    


  

Paperbark eucalyptus at Herdsman Lake

We also went to Herdsman Lake, one of the parks north of the CBD near Wembley. The sandy and limestone shores of the southwest region (dominated by eucalyptus and banksia forests) are followed inland by a series of wet marshes and lakes.



At Herdsman Lake

  

Chris inside the Woodside building (7th floor)



Tuesday was Chris's first day at work at Woodside. The first couple of days were all about filling in new employee paperwork. A very interesting company with interesting colleagues and stimulating projects.

I've been staying at the Mounts Bay apartment for most of the day. First, I watch Midsomer Murders which is on from 9 to 10 am. Then when 3-4 people have kicked the bucket and the guilty one is brought to justice, I play around on the computer (figuring out this blog) and look for apartments. Then I take a walk into the CBD to buy food and odds and ends. I'm getting pretty good at finding the good deals at the grocery store (here Woolworths sells groceries). Chris also found a store called Kulkulis Brothers which sells grains, nuts and dried fruit in bulk and has good prices. So the strategies for surviving the high costs of living are gradually surfacing. The most productive part of my day is making the bed, cooking dinner, and ironing. Which is just about the right speed for me. Hey! I'm a wife!