I grew up in Perth. I spent a few vacations as a youth on Rottnest Island. I had fond memories of the island. When I was 10, I left Australia to go to the United States. Fourteen years later, I went back to Australia with my girlfriend at the time. We took a trip out to Rottnest. We took a bike ride around the island. Somewhere on a jetty, I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She said yes. She was surprised. I had been hiding the ring in my bag since leaving the United States (two weeks before).