Saturday June 23 River to South Beach

Peter was back on the walk today. He was not impressed by my 30 minute late arrival. The cold weather at 4 Deg. didn't help my motivation.

Today's walk was a bit further than what we usually do. We walked from between the traffic bridges on the Swan River, past the E Shed Markets, through the Fishing Boat Harbor and then almost onto South Beach.

Unfortunately I left my camera battery behind and missed out on the pictures of the sea views across to Garden Island and Rottnest Island. The view was so clear, you felt you could almost touch the islands.

On our way back to the car we had breakfast at Moores Cafe opposite Notra Dame University. Rustic and also seemed to be quite popular. We settled for the scrambled egg and salmon, with the coffee.

We got back home today a little louder than usual at about 10:30am. Next week our walk is very much closer to home.

 

Saturday June 16 Rocky Bay

Peter couldn't make it to today's walk. As I headed to Fremantle it looked very wet and there was a slight drizzle. I also had difficulty finding the commencement location for the walk. after a couple tries down different streets I found the spot.

This particular area interests me as where I did my Apprenticeship as a Fitter at the State Engineering Works has now been replaced by the building of many beautiful homes on the rivers edge.

The walk turned out to be quite fine, with the rain holding off. At the commencement of the walk a women was walking her chocolate Labrador it was one of the nicest I had seen. The correct term is liver colored.

Some of the river views in this section of the river are really quite magnificent. There is a gazebo at the highest point, an area saved from housing, with a beautiful view of the river. This would be a great location for an ecclesial activity.

One the way home I visited the Perth CBD to pickup a few items! It was interesting to note that they have started the new river development on the esplanade foreshore.

 

 

Freshwater Bay Peppermint Grove

A cool morning but there was no rain. We had a short walk along Freshwater Bay, very beautiful to say the least. We left the bay and walked a short way along the road before returning the way we had come. The walk was only about 40 minutes in time, but there was a bit of hill climbing which helped get the heart rate up. In this walk I also showed Peter the nest of a Sea Eagle that I had pointed out to me on an earlier walk, there was no bird on the nest.

At my assistance we had breakfast at Daisies Cafe in Claremont. I was less than impressed by being served food on plastic plates with plastic knives and forks and coffee served in takeaway cups.

Next week's walk should be at Rocky Bay.

 

 

 

Saturday June 2, Claremont Foreshore

Yes another magnificent walk on a very beautiful Saturday. That is four terrific Saturdays in a row.

We arrived at the Claremont foreshore at 7:30am. The tide was up so in sections it was difficult to walk on the waters edge. Some parts of the river went right up to the cliff face and there was no room to walk, so we had to for a small section walk along the street.

The last section we had to slightly dip our shoes in the water before emerging at Pt Resolution Reserve. We then walked back to the car along Victoria Ave. There is some really nice properties in this area.

We had breakfast at cafe in the The Old School Lane, Claremont Quarter. nNew owners and a really nice breakfast. Before heading home we visited Coles to collect a few items.

 

Claremont Museum