Perth riverside in wind and drizzle

Hi from Perth Australia! The lovely blue skies of early summer has turned into a windy storm over the last few days - causing havoc all around. Lucky I managed to squeeze in a run on Wednesday along the Swan before it all turned bad...
21 degrees celsius, rain and wind outside- is that going to deter me from going out?
To a Londoner, this is warm.
To a person with no upcoming races registered - is there a reason?
This is a rare chance for me to be staying in Perth CBD.
This is dry country, rain is apparently rare, so it can only stop soon.
I waited, for my moment when the rain stopped - and managed a 5ish mile jog-exploration along one of the loveliest riverside cycling/running tracks that this capital city of Western Australia can boast.


Some pictures to share.
From the Perth Convention (near narrow bridge) to Crawley - the official signpost at Mounts Bay



The all-familiar smell of eucalypts (gum trees) - which truly brings me home to Australia, to my childhood. on this windy day, there were a number of branches with gum nuts being blown onto the tarmac...

a boat shed along mounts bay



- it was windy, and I was blown about a little. It was good to get out! This city is just perfect for cyclists (I miss my brompton)



Perth CBD on my way back.




One of the many exercise machines - although not quite customisable - it was a good distraction from the running....until, the rain started again, and it was a non-stop jog back to the hotel, and for a bit of exploration in the CBD for some post-jog tucker.




Time is running out for my weeklong visit in the Lucky Country. The wind is still blowing and the sun is out , but it is surprisingly not warm (although the Eastern States is experiencing a heat wave!) - perfect weather to go again when I have the chance...but not living near the river makes it a bigger deterrent...need to find a bit of motivation to get going again - as I will very soon be back in the land of running tights and running gloves, where glasses are worn to shield against the wind, and not the sun. :(
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Linking the Shopping and Marina Bay jogging routes

..by avoiding stopping for shops. It's impossible! One can't cross Paterson road on orchard without going thru the underpass that takes you via the shops.



As a result my GPS on Runkeeper got distorted. It didn't feel like 5.56 miles at all although the heat and humidity didn't help.

It was refreshing jogging along a less crowded orchard road but I had to avoid hitting pedestrians with eyes fixated on the smartphones.

Potential breakfast foodstalls on killiney road weren't open, so after a small hill, I got to Singapore River.

Clarke and boat quays came and went. Crossed the bridge at Fullerton Hotel (not stopping for a Singapore Sling!) and squeezed through the early tourists to say hello to the Merlion




The final lap was across Marina Bay to call it quits at the entrance of the casino shoppes (no credit card, no passport - intentional!!)

Headed back to orchard via the MRT against long-sleeved , woollen vest-wearing office workers(!) just in time for the last few minutes of the hotel's executive lounge 'continental breakfast' - with an oriental twist for the one who would've otherwise wanted a kaya toast and kopi c at a hawker centre ;)





More eating and shopping before heading South.

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Scouting Singapore's Sentosa Island

It's been a while- not easy to pick up again!

Hi from Singapore - finally on holiday from the cold weather..it's Day 2 of our escape into Sentosa Island, south of Singapore in a resort with ocean views away from the city, in an attempt to catch a real chance to rest before moving into town for the rest of our stay in the Lion City.

Wind and rain dashed our early hopes for a pre-gigantic breakfast buffet run, and after lying by the pool and a dip in the pool AND the beach. I had to get going.

So we did the beachfront jogging route along the south of the island and then went across to the north, via some hills.





Wasn't easy at all at 27 degree heat and humidity. Everything was sticking. My left foot/heel pain has been playing up so I can only go at a slow even pace.

Made it to sentosa cove - a new residential development with gigantic homes.

(View from the homes - busy port of Singapore and the city in the distance)



A lovely jogging route around the peninsula, and admiring the amazing architecture of these huge modern homes!


An example of one:




We could run back, having done almost 5 miles, but a supermarket and free bus back to the resort beckons. :)

Getting lazier! Isn't it ok whilst on holiday? I wonder how runners here keep up with training in the heat and humidity...

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