Weekend in Freemantle and updates

Last Saturday we went to Freemantle, ate some Fish n' Chips and went to the beach.

The name of the restaurant has slipped my mind, but it is known for having the best fish n' chips in town.

Ginger beer, my new favorite beverage! It is similar to ginger ale, but it's made from real ginger and has more of a kick to it. (non alcoholic of course)
I love this sign. hahah Mom this one is for you... sorry for the time I ran towards a flock of seagulls, which startled them, causing them to poop on your head.

Freemantle beach

Brandon, sporting his new board shorts I bought him for his b.day. :)

This is my third post today and I'm finally all caught up! Here is just a quick update on some other events that are going on.

1. We had the biggest storm in Perth history on Monday March 22nd. (click on the link to see pictures) The storm hit at about 4:00 pm. An hour before the storm hit it was bright, sunny and humid as ever... the calm before the storm. We didn't even see it coming. I got a text from Brandon saying, "are you alright? I hope the hail doesn't dent the car." Hail literally the size of golf balls came down, lighting, thunder, harsh winds, and rain like you wouldn't believe. I was in class, in the basement of the building when the storm hit and you could hear the thunder and hail outside. All the power in the University went out, and my professor continued to lecture... nothing was going to stop him from finishing his lecture, even if it was the biggest storm in 50 years. All the sirens and alarms were going off on campus. In a way it felt like it was the second coming; people were frantically running for cover, lighting was flashing in the dark sky and the streets were flooded. By the time I made it to my car I was soaked from head to toe. It took me an extra hour on top of my normal commute time to get home. Parts of the freeway were flooded, cars were broken down, and large tree branches were obstructing the road. It was pretty terrifying... especially being a new driver in the city. Driving on the left side of the road was challenge enough, now this! I drove home gripping the steering wheel white knuckled, but I made it safely. Brandon took the bus home and luckily made it home safely as well. We didn't realize the extent of the damage until the next day. We have dents on the roof of our car from the hail, but that is nothing compared to what most people have experienced. A lot of peoples houses were flooded, the hail broke peoples windshields of their cars, and trees smashed into peoples cars and homes. Most eople were out of power for two full days, some still are, and schools were closed the rest of the week due to flooding. We were very blessed!

2. On to a happier note, my mom and sister are coming out in a week! They will be here on April 2nd and will be staying for 8 days! I can't wait. I am so so so so excited. I can hardly stand it. 3. Brandon will be going on a business trip to Papua New Guinea for 10 days or so. He is testing work capabilities and doing fatigue analysis for employees in Papua New Guinea. He will basically be camping out in the middle of the jungle Indiana Jones style. He is really looking forward to it, but I'm going to miss him like crazy.

That's all the news for now.