Needless to say we LOVE Albany, and would love to stay longer.
It was an easterly wind, so Gull Rock Beach was the ideal spot for a beach day and was only 10 minutes away.
We set up our fly tent for a bit of shade and then sat in the sun 🌞
We snorkelled with Brad out to the wreck of the old Steam Tug “Awhina”
Always wanted a photo like this
Next, a drive along Nanarup beach
Our bush camp view at Two Peoples Caravan Park
Emu Point, Pelicans are very patient
The actual fish cleaning station is fenced off....to keep them at a distance
Albany Harbour was the final port a convoy of 30,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers sailed from in WW1 in 1914 to Egypt before going to Gallipoli, it is the home of the first Anzac dawn service initiated by Anglican Chaplain Padre White in 1930 and at the dawn service he said ‘As the sun riseth and goeth down, we will remember them’. Albany is now the home of the National Anzac Centre, on the top of Clarence Hill at the old fort.
On the top of one granite hill - Padre Hill Monument
Near the Anzac Centre and around the fort are story boards leading up to a lookout over the harbour where 37 ships most carrying an average of 500 horses sailed from. There was so much to take in, and could have easily spent all day here
Very emotional reading the letters sent home
A look at the old Lighthouse Keepers cottage, below Clarence Hill at Point King - we walked to the tip of the peninsular at Possession Point opposite
The lighthouse keeper had 10 children living here
“The Wise Man Built His House Upon The Rock” came to mind...solid granite
Albany is built amongst hilly Granite outcrops and between 2 granite hills, and many homes have natural granite rock features
Dog Rock
The architecture of the homes in Albany is the same as Queensland, with many homes raised on stilts, weatherboard, and the 1970s style of garage under and living upstairs.
Bird of the week is the Red Capped Parrot native to the South West WA
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