Continuing South: Onto Albany

 

On Monday we journeyed further south through Pemberton [but the Gloucester Tree I had heard about was closed for repairs, I was a tad disappointed as I wanted to climb it after hearing so much about it] and then onto Albany. Ms C was quite taken with Albany….a town of around 38 000 people and many services but also quaint in it’s own way. Lot’s to explore even on a wet and overcast day.

Torndirrup National Park had lots to see and explore – especially The Gap and Natural Bridge.  Lookouts at both provided outstanding views of the Sothern Ocean and the coast from Bald Head to West Cape Howe. I was a tad scared as it was soooo windy and I held on tightly to Ms C so I did not fall over the rails.

We also stopped in at the Whaling Station – an opportunity to learn a little about the 26year history Albany had with Whaling and the cessation of this industry back in 1978. This had a huge impact to the town which took 10years to recover from as 108 people had been employed. It was a very gory industry and I am share glad it does not happen anymore in Australia.

We enjoyed travelling the Albany Historic trail and checking out the Chainsaw Sculptures – very creative and so many to see as we drove around the area. Check out the Turtles and 3 Pigs.

I also got really brave and faced off against a reptile.....

We also visited a Wind Farm - the blades looked like they were turning slowly BUT the sign said between 130kms and 260kms per hour.