In mid-October I spent several days in Hopetoun, a 7-hour drive down to the south coast of Western Australia. Population ca. 1,000. I went there to play lots of piano in a long concert (see my blog about the concert).

My wonderful soprano friend, Toni Arndt, drove me down with her pets on the back seat and we stayed at her holiday home, next door to the holiday home of Jean & Henry Bourgault (performers aged 82). Long story right there (see the concert blog).

We did lots of partying or sharing of meals (about four times), and lots of sight-seeing with about eight or so people, including Hanna Kleyn who used to be the principal at Eastern Hills Senior High School (but well after my time there). Her good friend, Adrian, remarkably attends about five or more live classical music performances every week in Perth.

All pics on this post are by MDJ. Taken on a cheap & nasty digital camera at 350 dpi, cut down to 72 dpi and 60%, without cropping.