Exploring greater Perth

We are 2 weeks in Perth now. Only 2 weeks. We are getting more settled in by the day - no house yet but we bought a car this weekend! In Scarborough Beach, people were board surfing on pretty impressive waves - probably not a good beach for windsurfing as it will be nearly impossible to get over the surf with board and sail. Certainly there are other beaches more suitable for windsurfing.

Scarborough Beach

We drove to the Swan Valley with many vineyards along the Swan River. After seeing vineyards in Burgondy and Champagne last month, we were surprised for a second to see no leaves or grapes - but hey, it's winter here! And the grapes are spaced more widely than in France, so here they use normal tractors rather than the typical narrow ones we saw in the European vineyards.

Swan river with bare vines

Another beautiful spot near Perth is Fremantle. This is the harbour where our container should arrive. It is very lively with lots of cafe's, restaurants and shops. Many restaurants face the Indian Ocean and are surrounded by yachts.

Corine in Fremantle Harbour

Near the harbour is the Kidogo Art Centre which runs painting and drawing classes in a beautiful old seafront building. We also found the Metropolis concert venue where Supergrass is playing next month.

And just like in Scheveningen, everybody with a restored oldtimer or a sports car is parading along the streets of Fremantle.

Oldtimer in Fremantle