Friday, February 23, 2018

Report #53 Fremantle, Australia February 22, 2018 Thursday Sunny & 78 degrees Part # 2 of 4 80 Pictures

Our hike goes on…..

 

Green for a change

 

There were several parking garages here

 

Yellow stripes indicated a history walk, we think

 

Curious way to mark a trail

 

The Round House – the old prison

 

Freemantle Municipal Tramways

 

Follow the yellow lines

 

Where are we?

 

Plaques with info

 

The tunnel story

 

The creepy tunnel under the Round House to Bathers Beach

 

More of the story

 

You have arrived to Bathers Beach

 

The start of the beach walk

 

An artist’s studio

 

A park for the kids

 

Near the Aboriginal Center

 

Backside of the Round House

 

Well-weathered sign at Bathers Beach

 

The cove at Bathers Bay

 

Follow this trail

 

Sand dunes

 

A lone swimmer

 

Bet this water is cool

 

Walkways to the sandy beach

 

Signs with history info

 

An arthouse

 

Sunbathers welcomed

 

Gentle surf

 

Look what we saw…….dolphins

 

A plane overhead

 

History of the bay

 

Bronze casting of a bathing beauty

 

More sheds

 

A typical menu

 

Love this sign

 

The fishing boat harbor

 

Area for the America’s Cup many years ago

 

Cafes on the waterfront

 

Umbrellas for outdoor dining

 

A place for fishing

 

Many small boats in this harbor

 

Tiny fish attract the bigger ones

 

Several boardwalk eateries here

 

Restaurants with a view

 

Nice boats

 

Little Creatures Brewing Co.

 

Example of a diving bell

 

Little Creatures offered beer tasting here

 

Pale Ale was good

 

Inside the brewery

 

Selling souvenirs and beer, of course

 

Next door is the larger restaurant

 

Decorated for Chinese New Year

 

Dog Days brew

 

Dog Days cans in a flowering tree

 

OK, ready for a beer

 

The menu

 

They did have pizza here, but it was too early for us

 

Prices for small and medium sizes

 

We chose the small pale ale

 

Wood-fired pizza

 

Dough ready to roll into pizza

 

Many diners already

 

How about some fries?

 

The ferris wheel in the park

 

The story

 

$20 Au for two

 

Good place to ride bikes

 

The train tracks

 

Esplanade Youth Plaza

 

White parrot

 

A pair

 

Rooting through the litter

 

Finding bits and pieces of parrot food

 

Related to galahs

 

Tame

 

Here’s looking at you

 

Not afraid of us

 

Expanse of park