Nincompoop Nearly Nicks Knickers

Joan and Neville

This time I was the nincompoop, and I really mean knickers this time. We stayed in Burswood, Western Australia near Perth airport with Affordable Travel Club hosts, Joan and Neville Watts, for three nights. Affordable Travel Club members agree to provide bed and breakfast to other members for a very nominal fee. The main advantage of the club is that it affords members a chance to meet locals when travelling. Throughout our trip we will stay with three other hosts in Australia and New Zealand. On our last trip to the Antipodes in 2010, we stayed with two ATC couples and these visits were highlights. The Australians outdo one another, and I swear it would be worth travelling this entire country and staying exclusively with ATC members just to experience their extraordinary hospitality.

Night View of Perth

Joan and Neville have a beautiful condominium tucked behind the Burswood Entertainment Complex that features a famous casino as its centrepiece. They have an amazing view of Perth in the near distance. I have to say that even ‘me own mum and dad’ had never gone out of their way to treat me so well. Besides the requisite B & B, Joan and Nev loaned us their bikes, fed us dinner and Joan even did our laundry which brings me to the knickers story.  When I retrieved my clothes from the drying rack, I inadvertently pinched a pair of Joan’s knickers. Luckily Joan noted their absence and asked if I might have mistaken hers for mine. Sure enough I had, I should have noticed - hers were a bit skimpier than my modest briefs. All is well however, I returned them somewhat shamefaced. Sorry about that, Joan..
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