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Part 5 of 10Western Australia, 2017

The Blue Boat House and Sunset at Cottesloe

The end of a long day out, from the Blue Boat House on the river to sunset at Cottesloe Beach, and an evening with old college friends.

By Thawaio1 min read6–7 April 2017 · Perth and Cottesloe

The sun low over the Indian Ocean, lighting up the sky and the sea in gold, with surf rolling in towards dunes and a beach path in the foreground.
Sunset at Cottesloe.

After the Swan Valley, our friend drove us back towards the city and along the river.

A wide, wind-ruffled river beside a grassy verge and a cycle path, with a low line of trees on the far shore, seen from a moving car.
Along the river.

The Blue Boat House

Our first stop was the Blue Boat House, the little blue boatshed standing in the water on its own.

A small blue boatshed standing on piles in the river at the end of a short timber jetty, framed by shrubs and a palm, with the road in the foreground.
The Blue Boat House.

Sunset at Cottesloe

Cottesloe Beach was our final stop of the day. We reached it just as the light was turning golden.

Tall Norfolk pines in low evening sun casting long shadows across a lawn, with a dark green “Town of Cottesloe” sign among them.
Arriving in Cottesloe.
A wide sandy beach in soft evening light, with waves breaking along the shore and a line of Norfolk pines above the dunes.
Cottesloe Beach.
A sandy path between timber rails through the dunes, lit orange by the low sun, with long shadows of people falling across it.
The path through the dunes.
A seaside path curving past a playground under shade sails and tall Norfolk pines, with an adult walking hand in hand with a small child in the evening light.
An evening walk along the foreshore.

We stayed for the sunset.

The sun low over the Indian Ocean, lighting up the sky and the sea in gold, with surf rolling in towards dunes and a beach path in the foreground.
Sunset at Cottesloe.
A car park at dusk beside the Cottesloe General Store, with Norfolk pines, apartment blocks and a construction crane against a pale pink sky.
Dusk outside the Cottesloe General Store.

Afterwards, our friend drove us all back. It had been a long and full day, from the wildlife at Whiteman Park, through the Swan Valley, to the sunset over the ocean.

An evening with old friends

I think it was the following evening, 7 April, that I went to meet some old friends from college who were living around Fremantle. I travelled there and back by Uber.

We spent the time reminiscing about our college days.

There are no photographs from that evening.