We then waited at the train station for the Cott-Cat shuttle bus to ferry us to the beach. The good thing about the shuttle was that it's FOC. Although the bus was rather old-school, but since it's free, we have totally no qualm whatsoever!




2 mins later, we spotted a white sandy strip along the bluish sea from the bus. An unmistakable feeling told me that this must be it - the Cottesloe Beach!





There was a good crowd at the beach. People from all walks of life - young, old, men, women, children, Asian, Australian, blondes, brunettes - were seemingly having a good time under the sun.




Amidst the crowd, our first task was to hunt for a good place. And we found one, almost instantaneously. And so, it's time to spread the beach towels, apply the sunblock, plug on the iPod, take off the shirt, lay down, and let the sun deliver its Vitamin D to us.





We then hit the sea and had a great time soaking ourselves in the surprisingly cold water. Who would have thought that the sea still able to maintain its temperature despite the scorching sun.

Since I'm not a good swimmer nor surfer, I just soaked myself under water while letting the waves hit me. Knowing Vian, she really enjoyed playing with water. If possible, she'll prefer to live in water rather than on land. And I obviously is the total opposite in this aspect, since I have motion sickness and a day at the sea will make me dizzy and unwell. =P



After almost half an hour at the water, we retreated to the shore.

As I was about to lie down again, I asked Vian "Do you think I should apply sunblock on my face?"

She replied "No need 1 lah..."

So I lied down, with my right side facing the sun as I was enjoying the breeze while listening to the iPod.




After spending about 2 hours at the beach, it's time to go back. Not exactly back to Kardinya, since we have to meet up with Percy and Fangyu at Fremantle for fish and chips.




We packed up, with my Whooper still intact (somehow I've forgotten about the hunger when we reached the beach) in my backpack. Plus, we're gonna have fish and chips at Freo, so I might as well save the burger for dinner. Yeah, we're somewhat "living on a shoestring". =)

We took train back to Fremantle, and from there we took bus to the harbour as FangYu and Percy were waiting to meet us there. Usually it takes only about 10 minutes from Freo train station to reach the fishing harbour.

But on that day, we both were trapped in traffic jam (which was unheard of in Freo) and it took us almost 1 hour to reach our destination. Apparently, there was some sort of a carnival held in Freo that caused the massive jam in the usually free-flowing port city.




Finally, we're able to have our seafood fix at Kailis' Fish Market.

It's time to say goodbye to Cottesloe, but we'll be returning for sure. But not before I've recovered from the partial sunburn on half of my face. Thanks to Vian's expert advice!! (sigh, I should've known better) =P