Saturday 17 December 2011

Perth City on a Saturday Afternoon

I had a bit of a sleep in this morning, but spent the afternoon wandering around Perth City

















The Pinnacles, WA

Last Sunday I headed up the Brand Highway to Cervantes on the coast.  I then headed south to Namburg National Park to have a look at The Pinnacles.  It was spectacular!  On the way back to Perth I dropped into Lancelin where the sand dunes are huge and very white!

Wind farm

Long straight stretch of road

Stromatolites at Lake Thetis

Flowers around Lake Thetis

View from Hansen Bay Lookout

The road to Hansen Bay Lookout

Cervantes

Yep, really in Australia!

And really on the west coast!

Namburg National Park

The Pinnacles

The Pinnacles

The Pinnacles

The Pinnacles

The Pinnacles

The Pinnacles

The Pinnacles

Lancelin

People at the top of a sand dune at Lancelin

Thursday 15 December 2011

The Swan Valley and Hillarys Boat Harbour

I wasn't sure what to do on Saturday afternoon, and had a look at my maps.  I saw the Swan Valley was quite close and decided to head out there for the afternoon.  I did some wine tasting and bought some yummy nougat.

Guildford
The old Guildford Post Office

Guildford

Bridge over the Swan River

Swan River

Attempted artistic photo of the Swan River

Chocolate factory

Oldest church in WA

Inside the oldest church in WA

Wine grapes on the vine

Vineyard

Swan River

Old homestead

Rose in the garden of the old homestead

After wards, I headed over to the northern beach area of Hillarys Boat Harbour and watched the sunset and had some dinner.

Hillarys Beach

Hillarys Boat Harbour

Hillarys Boat Harbour

Hillarys Boat Harbour

It's only 3284km home!!

My spoils from the Swan Valley