turkey day down under

Another international wedding took us to Perth over Thanksgiving, which meant I spent the holiday on the beach, soaking up the hot Western Australian sun and thinking of my family back in chilly Missouri. It was a wonderful week of relaxation, including a leisurely Thanksgiving Day snack of risotto balls and beers at Black Salt Brewery and beach bar.


Day one – straight to the beach (top left); an afternoon in King’s Park, overlooking the Swan River (top right); Thanksgiving Day snack and beers at Black Salt Brewery (above); spending Thanksgiving Day afternoon at the beach (below left); sunset over the city on Thanksgiving evening (below right); ending the week with a round of Supa Golf in the Swan Valley (bottom).

a destination wedding

After three days of driving across more than half of the United States, moving an apartment full of furniture and boxes up two flights of stairs, and walking up and down the hills of San Francisco in a couple of marathon sight-seeing days, spending 24 hours traveling coach to Western Australia was not exactly enjoyable. Even less enjoyable was the 13-hour car ride from Perth to remote Coral Bay, the site of Madeline and Rob's wedding. However, the end result was a week of bliss, doing nothing but laying on the beach and drinking different concoctions made with the Absolut Peach vodka we picked up at duty free on our way into the country. We could do worse.


The wedding itself was perfect. Click here to view photos.