Simple trick to improve productivity - time interval in excel

I always spent a lot of time to prepare reports and want to find a way to be more productive so I can go back early to play with my boys.

This is a useful feature in excel which I don't know and have to manually key in the time with 5 minutes interval. You can simply define the pattern and drag it. Excel is smart enough to populate the value with formula define in first 3 rows.

Perth Self Drive - Last day in Perth

It was our last day at Perth. Must fully utilise the time before fly back. Today's weather is good but we need to rush back to Perth city and return the car before 5pm. So it is not possible to visit Cape Leeuwin or any cave which we missed yesterday.

Surprisingly, my boys wake up early because they want to feed their favorite animals. Seem like they really enjoyed feeding the animal especially Kangaroo. Perhaps I should include farm stay in my yearly overseas trip. After tool a delicious breakfast prepared by my mother in-law and it is time to say goodbye to Margaret River.

I will definitely come back to Margaret River if I will visit Perth again.

Busselton Jetty, the only place we visit before heading back to Perth city. This is one of the must-go attraction in my list. Busselton Jetty is 1.8 km long and there is a tram service available. 

We decided to walk and enjoy the windy day instead. According to one of the neighbors stayed next to our unit, Buselton Jetty was closed yesterday due to the unusual weather.

  

Finally reached the destination after 1.8km walk. To be frank, nothing special here. So don't spend time to walk to the end. I rather stop in the middle, take a good rest and enjoy the sun.
If you have a tight schedule, better take the tram. I underestimate the distance and spent a lot of time here. We only reach Perth city about 2:45pm and everyone was hungry result from this,

The beach was destroyed by the waves yesterday.

After settling our lunch, I dropped them at Perth city and return the car. Wasted a lot of time because just because I need to return car before 5pm. Next time I would rather pay more and rent the car from the airport and return when I go airport to check in.

Spot a beautiful tree when I walk to Bell Tower. From the google street view, it seems like there is ongoing construction around the Bell Tower area. I hope it is an outdated photo so I can see the beautiful Bell Tower.

Arg...too bad. Construction is still going on.

Murray street, famous tourist shopping area. You can only find restaurants after 5pm.

There is one famous Japaneses restaurant named Taka at the left side of Murray Street, cheap and good. We take our early dinner before grab a taxi to the airport.

Good Bye, Perth.

Perth Self Drive - Day 4 Unpleasant day in wonderful place (Margaret River)

The only word I can use to describe today is "unpleasant". Because we can only visit few places thanks to the terrible weather.

I couldn't sleep well the day before due to cold and "scary" sound result from the strong wind and trees. 

It was a cloudy morning with sudden rain so my child couldn't enjoy their favorite feeding session.

We started our day trip with Margaret River Chocolate Factory follow by it's own brand wine store, and this was the only place we went. We spent our time here, taste different type of chocolates. And you shouldn't miss this opportunity if you are chocolate fan. I am not the chocolate person but I like it too.

What I tried the most is not wine but the sauce and jam. You can find plenty of sauce, jam, oil and wines here. I am not good in alcohol but my father in-law told me the red wine sell at the Liquor store outside much cheaper and taste better.

The Margaret River Chocolate company has their own grape farm and sell the wine under another brand. It is not the season for grape so we don't have a chance to visit a grape farm.

Visited one of the famous winery place, Voyager Estate. Nothing special but the wine does taste better and the place is so relaxing and grand. We didn't visit their wine factory because the timing is not right and it is not cheap too. I intend to buy them lunch at Voyager estate but they preferred to find other food in Margaret River town.

After searching around, we settled our lunch at one of the restaurants in Margaret River hotel. The ambiance was good and relax. We escaped from the sudden heavy rain again and spent our afternoon here before departure to Cape Leeuwin lighthouse.

Cape Leeuwin is located at South Perth, less than an hour drive from Margaret River. The original plan was drive through the Boranup Forest, Hamelin Bay, and visit some cave before going down to Cape Leeuwin. 

Since the weather was not stable and already 2pm, we decided to head down to Cape Leeuwin then visit the cave. As you can see from the video up there, the weather was crazy. Wait half an hour before gave up. I am quite moody and know the rest of the journey will be impacted.

By the time we reach the nearest cave, it was 3:30pm and the Jewel cave is about to close.

Lesson learn, for those plan to visit any cave(s) should go ahead because it is indoor and the last visit is around 3pm. The outdoor attractions can be arranged last. Take note and hope you guys has pleasant trip at Margaret River.