15 February - friends and river cruise


15 February
Today, friends Susie and Lance came and collected us and we headed for Heathcote, a historic building on the waterfront, for morning coffee. It was a pity the weather had come in cloudy and mizzly. The views weren’t the best, but it was lovely visiting different places with them afterwards too. They dropped us off at Barrack St ferry terminal where we picked us tickets for the Swan River cruise that afternoon.

We found somewhere to have a light lunch and got on the cruise at 2.15. The commentary down the river was sparse, but then again there is really not much to see. On the return journey the weather cleared a little and the shore was more clear. Lots of sail boats were out for Saturday afternoon racing and as we neared Perth their historic Duyfken, a Dutch privateer ship, was sailing down the River. All in all it was a very lovely afternoon.




The Bell Tower on the Perth Waterfront


The old Swan Brewery

King's Park



Looks like people walking on water, but they are in a narrow spit of sand

Lots of black swans on the spit too


The historic Duyfken

A great sailing city


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