Well here it is our blog for our 2014 adventure - the adventure down under in Australia. We, Sean, Krystin, Matthew and Kade Rennie, are heading to Australia for a year. The adventure starts before we actually get to where we will live. We are heading to New Zealand on Christmas day for a little family vacation then off to the east coast of Australia before settling in Falcon in Western Australia. We will be about an hour south of Perth on the Indian Ocean. So stay tuned as we plan to post often to keep our family and friends up to date on our adventure.

Monday, June 9, 2014

The Golden Boy's Day

Saturday May 24th we headed out after Rugby to celebrate Matthew's birthday.  He wanted to visit the Perth Mint - he really is a money man!!!  First we went to Fremantle to visit the Western Australian Maritime Museum.



Western Australian Maritime Museum

America's Cup Yacht  - Australia II
Won the America's Cup in 1983

Oberon Class Submarine - HMAS Ovens
built in the 1960's


Megamouth Shark - rarest type of shark in the world
This one washed ashore in Mandurah (near where we are living now)
in 1983



Sean loved this surf vehicle

Boxing Kangaroos

We then went to Perth for a visit to the Perth Mint. The Mint's primary function is to refine gold from Western Australia's Eastern goldfields.
The Perth Mint - Perth WA

Boys in front of the Perth Mint - you can't take pictures in the Mint
I guess a security issue

He strikes GOLD


The Australian Kangaroo One Tonne Gold Coin
The largest & most valuable coin in the world

Demonstration of the traditional gold pour
in the original melting house

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