Lockdown easing a little in WA

With almost no new cases of Covid-19 in the state, WA is easing restrictions a little.  We are now allowed to travel a little more and also the two person rule in any gathering has been extended to 10 people,  The second easing of restrictions on social isolation is of little benefit to us as we don't know anybody to socialise with.   But lifting the ban on all unnecessary travel is welcome news.  We can now drive around a little bit more and see some sights.

Sunset Beach where people go to windsurf and kite surf.  Unfortunately they are hard to photograph.

Just near the beach with the windsurfers is Nazareth House, the aged care facility where Joke Halford now lives, after her stroke.  Joke is Andrew's ex-sister-in-law.  She was married to Andrew's first wife's brother David and Joke is Dutch as is Andrew.  They have always got on and kept in touch.  Andrew and I visited and stayed with Joke a few years ago in Carnarvon where she lived.  Unfortunately, we are not able to physically visit Joke at the moment due to the Covid-19 restrictions.  The complex looks very beautiful from the outside and Joke is happy there.

Double Beach further back down the coast.

Bench just up from the beach.  Nice sea carvings and metal crustaceans,

The Greenough River.  Andrew hopes to drive out here sometime soon and go for a long walk of about 17 kms.  While the vegetation is quite different, the view here reminds me of the Danube Bend area around Budapest in Hungary

Another view of the river.

Yet another view of the wonderful Town Beach.  We go around there to have a dip but also to grab a nice cup of coffee just around the corner at Skeetas Restaurant and Cafe.  They do a very nice takeaway coffee which we drink just sitting on the embankment outside the cafe.  We also sometimes indulge in their breakfast special of a bacon and egg wrap with Hollandaise sauce.  Yummie!

Just after enjoying the coffee, we came across a young boy, Henry, who is an absolute whiz on a monocycle.  It was breathtaking watching him cycle on the raised thin concrete strip including right angle turns.

He was fabulous.  Could have stayed and watched him for hours.

A fine Geraldton building on the corner of Marine Terrace and Durlacher Street.  It is the Freemasons Hotel.