Archive - March 2011

It’s just as well I enjoy working in radio because every day I’m tempted to just stay on my bike and keep riding all day.

Yesterday was a public holiday so I took the opportunity to take the ride to work a little easier with a few stops along the way to take some photos. I wanted to share parts of my daily commute with you so you might understand why I’m tempted to keep riding each morning. My ride takes me from one of Perth’s southern suburbs into the city and then out again to Como. It’s not the most direct route but it is quite wonderful.

You can click on each of the photos if you’d like to see a little more detail.

The first part of my ride takes me down a main road but it’s not without its beauty. The first photo is one of the man made lakes that mark the entrances to some of the housing estates just off the main road.

After several kilometres I come to this intersection where I leave the road and get onto a shared path that takes me alongside Roe Highway then along the Freeway shared path.

After quite a few kilometres I get to the Shelley Bridge where I get my first glimpse of the river with Perth city in the background.

Rather than staying on the shared path I head along The Esplanade in Mount Pleasant. The views along the river are wonderful.

I head past dozens of multi-million dollar homes.

Once I cross Canning Bridge I get back onto the Freeway shared path and enjoy more river views.

Being a public holiday the Freeway was very quiet. Usually I ride along the path past bumper to bumper traffic making slow progress into the city.

The grand old building here is the old Swan Brewery which sits below King’s Park and which now houses luxury apartments and restaurants.

Almost in the city now.

I cross over the Narrows Bridge and then head along the city foreshore. It’s great to see more and more of our black swans enjoying the river.

A quick look across to part of the city.

And finally I’m at work, ready to get behind the broadcast desk for another morning on the radio.