Terry Teather is one of my oldest and dearest friends. We attended Beamsville High School, the University of Guelph, and travelled to the South Pacific together. Terry "emigrated" to British Columbia and became a special ed teacher with a love for nature and the great outdoors.  Terry is currently on a teaching exchange in Perth, Australia and will return to Canada at the end of 2004.  Though many miles separate us we still try to get together once a year to share new adventures and even more laughs. Friends like Terry you hang on to, wherever in this wonderful world they may be! You can reach Terry at tteather@westnet.com.au

The Pinnacles Desert is located in Nambung National Park on the Swan Coastal Plain 245 km north of Perth. There are literally thousands of these huge limestone pillars up to 4 meters tall which stand in stark contrast to the surrounding low heathlands typical of the coast. The feeling is totally unworldly here, these strange landforms appearing in only one other location in the world: Turkey.

A cathedral mound, which grow to as high as 5 meters tall, and may survive as viable homes for up to 100 years! The colonies are dependent upon a single queen who is not replaced when she dies and only then does the colony decline. That makes the queen spinifex termite among the oldest insects in the world.

The Kalbarri Gorge is formed of multicoloured Tumblagoo sandstone deposited in layers 400 million years ago. It is located in Kalbarri National Park, 600 km. north of Perth on the coast of the Indian Ocean, an area also renowned for spectacular wildflowers in the springtime.

Rainbow in Mt. Barker, a popular wine growing region in the southern area of West Australia.

Swimmers at the popular Perth Beach, Cottesloe.

An early morning fisherman on Rottnest Island. This is the local vacation destination spot, located about a half hour ferry ride west of Fremantle in the Indian Ocean.

A Quokka, located now in abundant numbers only on Rottnest, these handsome little mammals were thought by the Dutch discoverers of the island to be 'rats', hence the name 'Rat's Nest'. They breed once a year and produce a single 'joey'.

Kangaroos. Still plentiful in rural areas, reds and greys appear in numbers at dusk to feed and are a major traffic hazard crossing roads at inopportune times.

Cable Beach on the southern WA. is a popular fishing and walking location with magnificent coastal views.