Pete and I left Mandy and Graeme's house after breakfast and a few hours later as we were driving into Perth, Tash texted us to say Mandy and Graeme had to evacuate their home due to a bush fire that was close by.

Mandy texted me these photos ..it was scary for a while but the fire brigade had it under control by 8pm ...then Mandy could go home...they were lucky to have a lake less than a kilometre away, the helicopters could drop water at a good pace. 

Chris is now in Denver and it is -10 degrees....he says it is a beautiful place ...