We wandered our way over to the coast, making an all-important stop for a Subway sandwich, and stopped at Trigg point, one of Matt's old surf spots. The colors of the water and sky still seem unreal!
It was Magpie breeding season and they're no joke! Most of this park was closed because of the birds aggressively protecting their nests.
Finally, we worked our way down to Cottesloe and crossed the hill on Pearse Street! The view that used to always calm my heart, no matter how the day was going.
Home sweet home! It looked exactly the same and we were so tempted to go ring the bell but didn't want to bother the residents.
Our AirBnB apartment was on Eric Street but still had a beautiful view.
Matt surfed, the kids and I visited some old haunts, and we walked over to Barchetta to enjoy a sunset over the ocean. I never got tired of this living there.
The next morning, we headed into Perth city for the Citibank ATM (which no longer exists even though the Citibank is still there...hmmm....) and some Mexican food for lunch.
We spent our afternoon at Cottesloe Beach admiring the Indiana Teahouse and soaking in some sunshine.
Matt made "friends" with a seagull
Since both Indiana and Blue Duck were closed for private functions, we picked up fresh mussels at the Boatshed and made our own at home that night. Delicious!!
The morning view of the ocean was always so peaceful and lovely. The pink clouds always made me so happy...except at 5am when a toddler was the one waking me up. Much more fun as an adult choosing to be awake early!
Matt's favorite surf spot at the end of our old street.
A few things had changed, but overall Cottesloe was exactly as we remembered! It made me so happy to find things exactly as we'd left them. The kids indulged me in a photo recreation tour.
The hill where Alex let me take a picture after he'd gotten a massive goose egg at the playground...
We were too far to walk (and it was cold!) so we drove over to our favorite bench on the golf course for one last sunset.
So many happy memories right here. It was wonderful being back to enjoy it together again.
Perth was a hard place for me because I had two kids in diapers and didn't get to enjoy all the beauty but it's such an amazing city. It was a really wonderful place for the kids with all the beaches and playgrounds and it will always hold a special place in my heart.
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