We took advantage of the great weather to take the ferry over to Freemantle and back. It was a three hour round trip that turned out much better than the three hour trip of the SS Minnow. We met the boat at Barracks Pier and stood in line for a half hour. We sat upstairs next to a window that we could open and get a clearer view. Luckily the crew washed and squeegeed the windows before we took off, as the breeze was a bit much for thew Queenslanders next to us. the ride was smooth and relaxing. We enjoyed seeing all the big houses and marinas all along the coast line. Our AirBnb host was the host that we had the most contact with of any of our hosts so far. She had such an interesting life from a child in Yugoslavia to an award winning photographer in Australia. We offered to take her out to dinner but she deferred to cooking for us. We certainly got the better deal and we had a great time with her.
Lots of swallows
Our ship
The clock tower is beautiful
Love locks rustinf away
A Singing Honeyeater
The glimmer
Legs descended into our frame of view. These legs were attached to a crew member who was squeegeeing the windows
A pair of the Black Swans on the Swan River
Aye aye mate
Warning labels for folks who might like to jump off of the boat
The central business district is pretty built up
Nice art
A fancy pedestrian bridge
Up the hill in Kings Park
Boat houses line the river's edge
The University in Perth
One of many marinas
A swan and several cormorants acting like cygnets
Lots of boats
Some fancy compounds to boot
I mean real compounds
Public parks too
With beaches
Huge!
Popular with the boats
Popular with the birds
A boat shed condo
Western Australia really respects the need for public access
A big kayak
Gull with a fresh fish
Limestone out cropping
As we get closer to the ocean the boats get bigger
A tiny bridge
A huge ship
Cranes looking like large dinosaurs
Green is an unusual color for a lighthouse
Huge ship heading out
Whimsical sculptures
Nautical themes
The black duck
Shark on a bike
The corrugated surface of the water
The harbor master must have a look out up on the top of the port building
A brewery in Freemantle
Right at the edge of the Indian Ocean
Old time spire
Goliath leader indeed
The biggest ship in the port
Building a new bridge
Shipping container rainbow
A popular watering spot
Some funky boats
This guy pumped his foil board enough to get into our wake
He road with us for a mile or more
He could stay aloft on some shallow waves
A set of jet skis
we went faster in the wide sections
This jet ski had a big splash in our wake
Water tower?
Funky boat #2
Funky boat #3
Nice spread
A second foil surfer
More pelicans hanging out
We had to slow down and the difference in the wake is substantial
At its widest, the Swan is 4 km wide
Pulling back into Perth
A great day out on the water
The lucky shag
\We walked along the river on our way back
A hard-head duck
A handsome duck
Italian Immigrant statue
A buff banded rail
A hardhead and little hardheads
Lane compliance is an important thing
Fine boomerang inspired art
Also bent like a boomerang
Perth we love you!
Vic Park is right next to our place
A floral blast on our arrival.
Lyn invited us over for dinner and had this wine decanted
A fantastic dinner of chicken thighs, carrots, sweet potatoes and beans
Amazed at all the work that went into our dinner
