I am now in Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and one of the remotest parts of the world. It's certainly an isolated city and closer to Jakarta than Sydney - 4000km from home!
I'm here to deliver a keynote speech at a conference, not to look at the sights. I doubt I'll see anything of the city except for what's out of my hotel window - pictured - or the 4 km to the University of Western Australia where I'm spending the next 4 days closeted in the conference room. As Ned Kelly said, such is life! The city centre looks impressive and the hotel has about 10,000 vehicles a day past the window on the freeway.
I'm back in Armidale on Saturday morning after this 8000 km detour - possibly the last of the year, though I've just been invited to Brisbane and I may have another trip to Canberra for the day!! Poor Dot, She'll have forgotten what I look like if I'm not careful.
AS
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