May 26 Pt Walter to Blackwall Reach

Today is was cold but his did not deter our walk. I was at Peter's place just after 6:45am which is not too bad for a still semi dark morning and the cold weather, conducive to further sleeping. Peter was the Driver today.

Blackwall Reach

We arrived at Pt Walter at around 7:15am. This walk was not too long, about 4km in length, not far enough on a cold morning to get a sweat up. We walked along the river front for a short while, turned left at the Pt and then made our way up the hill to Blackwall Reach. A pleasant walk along the track through the bush reserve to where the path emerged at the waterfront again. We then made our way back following the old tram line through the reserve. The Pt Walter Cafe was not yet open, so we had breakfast at the Merchant Tea Rooms in Risely Street. I took up Peter's recommended health option of having a protein rich breakfast, but the bread shouldn't be included.

Next week is a longer walk of 10km along the river at Claremont foreshore.

 

 

 

Crawley walk Saturday May 20

I thought last Saturday was magnificent, today was better again. Peter is still out of action until next Saturday. The weather was warm with a lovely breeze blowing.

The walk was not long, about 4 km. it was from Mounts Bay Rd along the foreshore of Crawley Bay to Foreshore of Nedlands. A lot of these walks now have interesting historical plaques to read, and this one was no different.

I stopped off at the Crawley Bay cafe for a refreshing coffee on the way back to the car.

These plaques are interesting how they remember the Catalina boat flights from Melville water to Ceylon during WWII. These were the longest regular flights in the world at the time.

Must be why they call it Pelican Point.

Thoughts this group of birds roosting at the Crawley Baths was interesting.

Next week's walk is Pt Walter to Blackwall Reach.

 

Walk between Narrows and Causeway

Peter is still out of action but should join me next Saturday. I have done this walk before, but repeated it, as it is in the walking guide that I'm following. The weather today was superb compared to last week. The sun is warm with a cool breeze blowing, a really good combination.

I commenced walking at 10:15am starting at Coode Street jetty and headed west toward the Narrows bridge. All up this is a 10km walk by the time you complete the loop from the Narrows to the Causeway, walking past the Perth foreshore.

There was plenty of walkers and cyclists of all ages and sizes. As I walked through the park in the middle of the freeway interchange it was interesting to stop and read the plaque on how the engineering work was done so that a freeway and bridge could be built on a muddy river bed. There are also regular photo information spots that tell you what was happening on that part of the river a hundred or less years ago.

I stopped at the Barrack street jetty and had a macilatia coffee, I need to learn how to spell it. Some what stronger than a cupachino. I also found next to the Bell Tower the tiles that the kids signed in 2000 when they were at Wattle Grove Primary, I could only recognize Joshua's signature. The tiles are set in the ground. It was only there first name and the initial of their last name, all very interesting looking back in time.

From here I continued down the foreshore and enjoyed the section of the river where they had returned a small section back to what the foreshore would have originally looked like. In this area is also a bust I haven't noticed before to Baudin the French explorer who visited this coast and location in 1801. Perth would have been a very different place if it had been a French settlement. Federation would have been a lot more difficult in 1901, plus all the wealth in the ground on this part of the continent would have created tension with the rest of the continent if not shared, yet Canada seems to have sorted out some of these difficulties with Quebec. We may have ended up with French influence having a nicer designed city and better cuisine.

Next week's walk is at Pt Walter.

 

 

Walk Saturday May 4 2012

Peter my walking partner was out of action today, probably running around doing jobs for his wife, my sister.

 

 

I was expecting some rain, but there was nothing beyond a few spits of water. This was only a short walk around the redeveloped East Perth Cove, of about 3 km. next week will be a longer walk of around 10 km between the Narrows and the Causeway.

 

I started today's walk a little later at around 9:30am, it is quite interesting the number of other people out walking.