Cottesloe

As you saw from my last post, I spent the long Easter weekend in Australia.  To be specific, we stayed in Cottesloe, Western Australia which is a western suburb of Perth.  We were in a large rental house within view and walking distance from the beach.

I arrived late Thursday afternoon and after making introductions of everyone in the house we grabbed a quick beer and walked to the beach to watch the sunset...

The sun actually sets at about 5:30 - 6:00 pm which seems really early to me.  And it is actually pretty stunning to watch it set over the water.

Friday morning we got up and went for a long walk along the beach in Cottesloe...

The water and the sky were just amazing shades of blue.

The beach there has a nice walking/cycling path in addition to the beachfront.  Friday was a public holiday in Australia so there were a bunch of people out and about. Along with the beauty of the ocean there are also some fun pieces of art placed along the walkway...

There was even a giant sundial...

As I mentioned in my last post, this place really had the feel of Southern California.  It was even complete with the surfers and great cars you'd expect to see along the beach...

And now that I'm looking back over all of these pictures I feel as though I should have retitled the 'blue' given the amazing shades of blue. 

It was a fun weekend and I really enjoyed the cooler temperatures, the blue skies, the ocean breeze, the laughter, and beer, and wine, and good food.