For those of you who know me, you will know that I love coffee. Coffee and cafes. Coffee and brunch. Coffee and people watching. Coffee and friends and chatter and gossip.
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| Photography by Sally May Mills © www.cremaandcrumbs.com |
I do have to make sure I only have a maximum of 2 coffees a day now because otherwise it affects my sleep, but I do get by ok :)
When I was out in Western Australia I drank quite a bit more. Because it's totally different over there. The quality of the coffee is amazingly good (tasty, not bitter) it doesn't affect me in the same way - and the Australian baristas make it so well too. They are seriously passionate about the quality of the coffee and are total experts. I learned so much from them and even went on a coffee workshop when I was there to learn more about these delicious little beans and their origins!
I made some great friends in WA, one in particular was my great friend Warwick. I say ' great' because Warwick was a whole 6ft 4in tall and towered above me. I met Warwick in 2009 when we were on a tour together in the South West region of Western Australia. I remember this tall Kiwi guy who was really laid back and unassuming. When I returned to WA in 2011 he was the best buddy a girl could ever ask for. We shared a love of the great outdoors, the beach and coffee... and people watching. Warwick introduced me to all his favourite coffee hang-outs and they soon became mine too. Hanging out over great coffee was one of my favourite things to do, even if I would often be whinging like a whinging pom! (Thankfully he trained me out of this terrible british habit and made get a little more 'laid back' like the Western Australians!)
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| Photography by Sally May Mills © www.cremaandcrumbs.com |
There were a lot of ups and downs during the time I spent in W.A; I became homesick (yeah I don't know why, it's Australia, right?) I also met up with a previous boyfriend and ended up (foolishly) falling for him again (the rest of that I'll fill you in on one day!). Warwick did try to warn me, but as us girl's usually do, I didn't listen (Oops). I guess you only learn the hard way sometimes. Like the waves that came to the shore, I was learning which ones I wanted to ride and which to let go. Thankfully, a cup of coffee was always close by to soften the blow.
Thankfully the happier memories still remain. The mornings I spent having 'brekkie' and 'brunch' at my favourite cafes in Perth, and chatting with my new found friends...I will treasure forever.
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| Photography by Sally May Mills © www.cremaandcrumbs.com |
There's so much more to Australia than the beach (which you hardly ever go to because it's just too damn hot) the coffee and the food (and the blue skies) and people I met are what I'll remember the most.
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| Photography by Sally May Mills © www.cremaandcrumbs.com |
I started reading a blog when I was over there called Crema and Crumbs. Warwick and I would choose our next 'coffee place' to visit through this blog sometimes and when I returned home, reading this blog again bought back so many memories. The photos really tell a story, and the colours and light really are that vibrant in Australia - Sally May Mills the writer and photographer behind the blog captures the cafe scenes and coffee perfectly - it's just how I remember :) And she's kindly let me share some of her photos from her travels in this blog post for you all to see and experience a little bit of Australian sunshine and welcome too.
Check out her blogs Crema and Crumbs and Remote and Raw for more sunshine, food, coffee and travel inspiration.
As for the rest of my Australian adventures, memories and story .... To be continued.
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