This three-week trip began and ended in Perth with a visit to my friend Louise to celebrate her wedding to Greg. From there, a counter-clockwise loop around the southeast of corner of Australia.

• Bicycle ride around Rottnest Island, with gorgeous ocean views and adorable quokkas eager to share fresh water

• Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin

• The Gap and Natural Bridge

• Permberton Forest, including the Bicentennial Tree and Valley of the Giants

• Sterling Range day hike

• Pinnacles, Nambung National Park