Our last day in Perth. We borrowed Grandpa John’s car and headed for the Swan Valley. The Swan Valley is just half an hour from Perth CBD and known for its food and wine trails. Stopping at the Guilford Information Centre for a map Mum created our very own Swan Valley fun trail, up West Swan Road and back down the Great Northern Highway, tailored especially to us kids.
Stop 1: The Margaret River Chocolate Company
Stop 2: Cuddly Animal Farm

The chicks also were reasonably friendly. But I really, really, really didn’t like the goats. Mum had to rescue me from their house.
Stop 3: The Cheese Barrel

The Cheese Barrel is the cafe on site at Olive Farm Wines which was the first winery in WA, planting vines in 1829. The lunch and wine (according to Mum and Papi) was delicious.

Fortunately Mum and Papi were content to sit and wait whilst Rafa and I had a leisurely play in the sandpit.
Stop 4: Whistler’s Chocolate Company

Mum said we could have a fourth stop at another chocolate place if we were good at lunch. I’m sure that’s called bribery but we were cool with that.
Stops 5, 6 and 7. Looking for Lucy.

Found her! Actually she was at Whistler’s but I thought she was still buried in the sandpit at the Cheese Barrel so there was a bit of a back tracking trying to find her.
The day was as long as this post but a really happy one. After being reunited with Lucy all of us in the back seat slept soundly on the drive back to Perth.