Swan River to Perth

Had an amazing breakfast at Duck Duck Bruce. Smashed Avo, minted peas with lemon dressing on sourdough toast with poached eggs and a side of bacon. Ali had a fruity, pineapple muesli thing. All very delicious. Picked up the ferry to Perth along the Swan River. We passed some amazing homes, yacht clubs and even saw a pod of dolphins. Arrived at Elizabeth Quay, a new development not quite finished with the back drop of some impressive Corporate HQs. We took the sightseeing tour around the city. Like many cities Perth is better viewed from the water, once you are in to the city proper you could be anywhere. Despite some well preserved colonial buildings it fails to impress either with its architecture or history. The highlight was Kings Park the biggest City park in the world bigger than New Yorks Central Park and contains the Botanical Gardens. We had a walkabout and got some great views of the city. We got back onto the bus and went to the station deciding to spend the evening back in Fremantle. One thing the Aussies do well is public transport. Good quality regular connections reasonably priced and in the case of some bus services, free. Went out for a final fling in Freo and had a nice meal in Char Char Bull with an excellent bottle of Tasmanian red and a creme Brulee in honour of the old man. I'm sure he would have approved.The end of the first leg of our journey and very good it was too.Read more