Fremantle and a sunset
01.11.2014 - 01.11.2014
83 °F
I wandered down to Fremantle, about half an hour by car south of my Arbnb in Innaloo. On the way I stopped at a beach to sample the Western Australia beach lifestyle. Perth shares a lot of climatic and geographic features with Southern California and likewise folks are pretty actively involved in outdoor beach activities. Here are a few beach shots.
Some young folks taking lifeguard rescue training.
A triathalon training club hard at work
Of course, some surfing
and sailing
Setting aside the temptation to swim 5 miles, I proceeded to Fremantle to have brunch.
Very tasty - corn fritters with poached eggs guacamole and greens!
Fremantle is an old trading town that had a boom during the Australian Gold Rush. As a result of its decline, a lot of the old buildings were preserved through neglect but have been beautifully restored in recent years. Here's a streetscape; several other streets look equally good.
There is also a thriving art scene and lots of galleries, some in restored freight warehouses.
After much wandering on a very warm day, a frosty beverage was called for. This brings up another feature of Perth - it is an expensive city. Food is pretty costly (though tipping is not usual, which helps) - this pint cost me about $10 US. It was a pretty good IPA, not a hop monster, hand drawn so it was not over carbonated, but, unfortunately, a bit too cold for my taste. However, by sitting very quietly and drinking very slowly, I manged to choke it down .
To end the day I headed north along the coast. As sunset approached, I decided I needed to find a beach to see my first Indian Ocean sunset. Fortunately, I ran across Tom Simpson beach more or less at random and hustled out to the beach. I made it with maybe 2 minutes to spare, and got some pretty nice images. Here are a couple.
Wandered a bit farther up the coast and had a nice bite to eat at an outdoor table at Burns Beach. Nice way to end the day.
Posted by tdeits 04:19 Archived in Australia Tagged food sunset beach perth fremantle
Nice pictures! That corn fritter breakfast looks tasty as well as healthy. I'll have to try it sometime. Looks like arugula or rocket greens - probably added a little peppery bitter kick.
by willtyler