Today, Friday, dawned overcast and looked cold. It was windy. We planned domestic duties (washing) to occur during breakfast. There was a laundromat close to our accommodation, which provided a good service. With breakfast done as well as the laundry, we decided to take in the things to see within walking distance.
We did a little local shopping because Adrienne had a blowout in one of her shoes. They didn't fit too well anyhow and were being massaged with leather expander. Anyhow the new shoes are comfortable and look good.
The first stop was the Brig Amity, which is a reproduction built at Albany of the first boat to bring settlers, read convicts, to Western Australia. Leadership of the reproduction was a resident of Albany who worked in the industry years ago. The Amity arrived in Princess Royal Harbour on 25 December 1826.
We then travelled to Mount Clarence, upon which is situated the ANZAC Memorial. This provides an all round view of Albany. If you look in the distance of the photo overlooking Albany, you will the the wind farm which is featured later.
Half way down the mountain we went to the Princess Royal Fortress, which is a big gun emplacement built to protect Princess Royal Harbour in 1896. There remains some restored buildings which were in use as late as 1956. The buildings contain memorabilia from both World Wars. One of the features is a muzzle loading cannon, which will be fired on ANZAC Day. Here we met Rene, a volunteer who looks after visitors to the site. Rene's job, besides collecting $9 per entry, is to tell you all about the site. Entry cost us $18 and 15 minutes.
For lunch we went to Middleton Beach. This is a very peaceful place, as the photos show.
We then left the city limits for three “must see” experiences, the natural bridge, the gap and the wind farm.
The bridge and the gap are on the southern coast, west of Albany, within 20km of the city. These features are being fashioned by the Southern Ocean. Local information tells us that the South Pole is a mere 6,100km from there. These points are within 50m of each other. Truly inspiring!
Closer to town is the wind farm. The photos speak for themselves. Adrienne has always wanted to get close to a wind farm.
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