Australia - Rest Day

In the Tour De France rest days are scheduled to allow riders to recover from miles of racing. Saturday, Jo and I decided to take a rest day. We had been going non-stop since we got to Oz and needed a break. We slept in late and spent the day wondering around Fremantle.

The first stop was at a digeridoo shop to take a lesson and hear the locals play. I've heard the digeridoo played live before, but it's always been in a concert setting. Hearing one played solo in a quaint acustically complimenting environment was incredible. I was amazed at the diverse range of tones and sounds that came out of such a simple instrument. I'll just say that when Jo and I played it was a little less acustically pleasing!

The next stop was the Fremantle Market. It was built in 1897 and is one of Freo's biggest tourist attractions. It's a cavernous antique building lined with stalls and booths of venders selling anything you could imagine including produce, art, electronics, trinkets, music, etc. We wondered around the booths picking up a few gifts for folks at home. I picked up a locally made boomerang with beautiful wood inlays that was carved to fly. I have a couple boomerangs at home and have thrown them for years. The model I got was an advanced design that can be a challenge to get to return with precision. I got it to hover down pretty close after a few tries, although I did scare a few passer by's at the park.

After deciding not endanger anymore locals Jo and I headed out to the water. We took a long walk out to one of the light houses that marks the mouth of the Swan River to enjoy the sunset. It was a long walk and there wasn't much of a sunset, just a couple rays through the clouds, wind, and rays.

The rainy wet weather was getting old, but lucky for us it would break for a few spectacular days soon.