I have been in Perth now for two and a half weeks, so I think I have had a sufficient amount of time to discuss my feelings on the city. they city and its surroundings are rather beautiful. The city itself is very, very clean and actually rather small. It has coffee shops, clothing stores, etc - just like any other metropolitan city. But to one side is a beautiful river with beaches and grass scattered around and to the other is Kings Park, which is a hilly, picturesque national park.
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| This is the view of the city from the other side of the river...obviously. |
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| Kings Park |
The photo of the river and the city were taken from the side of the river where Danny grew up. We ran there from his mom's house with Bruno and Rex. Let me introduce you to them.
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| Rex |
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| Bruno |
Anyway, the run to the river is a nice length and the run alongside it is beautiful. One Saturday we went on Danny's friends boat for a day. We picked up some other people along the way and made our way up the river. We then stopped, bbq'd, lay in the sun and got back on the boat for the trip back. It was a really beautiful day.
We passed Harrison Island while boating down the river and some of Danny's friends mentioned that there were kangaroos that lived on the island and you could go pet them. My eyes lit up and then narrowed as I looked at my Australian tour guide. Danny shrugged because he had no idea that it existed and its only five minutes from where he grew up! I'm obviously more Australian than him. Anyway, a couple days later we ran down to the river and then alongside it, over the bridge and into the gates of the kangaroo sanctuary on Harrison Island. It was incredible. Kangaroos were just grazing and hopping around everywhere! We saw some people petting them, but with my luck with the animal kingdom, I was a bit weary. I finally got up the nerve to do it and they were really soft!
We finally left, without a kangaroo, and ran back home. The river looked beautiful at dusk.
A few days later we decided to get some award winning (literally) pizza slices and head to Kings Park to have some lunch. The national park has informational trails that discuss the surrounding plant life and whether it is endangered or not. Its a beautiful and informative place to enjoy your afternoon.
Danny's dad has a beautiful house down by the beach in an area called Cottesloe Beach. We headed down there one day just for some coffee and to hang by the beach because of the beautiful weather.
We've been busy the last few weeks with having lots of coffee, reading, going on runs, meeting up with friends and family, eating and watching the Tour de France. It has been a really lovely trip so far and I have enjoyed exploring a new city...again!
Jessie xo
