Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Report #51 Albany, Western Australia, Australia February 20, 2018 Tuesday Cloudy & 65 degrees Part #2 Of 4 82 Pictures

Going forward…..

 

This bird was quite territorial

 

Amity Brig – arrived here in 1826

 

More gulls on the banks

 

A very vocal raven

 

A shelter for campers

 

Raven

 

Picking through the weeds

 

So many birds

 

Another view of the Entertainment Center

 

This small vessel carried 50 men with livestock

 

Most of them convicts

 

Cannon and anchor

 

The anchor

 

Took six weeks to arrive from Sydney

 

The story

 

Sea worthy

 

The Amity Trail – a heritage walk

 

Description of the natives

 

This replica was completed in 1975.

 

Surrounding houses were the first settlement

 

All part of the heritage trail

 

Museums

 

The Natural Bridge (note the people on the top)

 

The Gap – the torrents are 78 feet below

 

The Dog Rock

 

A nice, small museum

 

Just right for us

 

Used to be the government residency

 

Mature trees

 

Heading back towards the ship

 

Princess Royal Drive

 

Bill at the Anzac wall

 

Looking up the main street in town

 

The view is a cafe

 

This is Due South Bar, Café, and Restaurant

 

Inside Due South

 

Their wifi code was duesouth123

 

The bar

 

Their pizza selection

 

Going to download app renewals

 

Oops, almost forgot the photo

 

At least one pound of French fries (chips)

 

Beer and pizza, of course

 

Rock-lined beach

 

Whale-watching sheds

 

Typical boat in the harbor

 

Small but nice marina

 

Needs no words, does it?

 

Clock tower in town

 

Modern structure

 

An older venue for light opera

 

Hillside homes

 

A former port shed

 

Many boats

 

Albany Boat Shed

 

Small spit of beach

 

There is no problem with clean walkways here

 

Must be a down-time season

 

Ship docked

 

Another WWI Memorial

 

Entrance to the pier – good security

 

Long hike to the gangway

 

Sailaway From Albany

 

Wheat storage silos

 

Outskirts of Albany

 

Quiet and peaceful

 

Logs to be used for wood chips

 

Entertainment Center as seen from the ship

 

Town Hall is in the center

 

Rolling hills on the way out of the bay

 

A lonely home on this island

 

One small sail boat

 

Wind turbines on the crest

 

It was very cold out here today

 

Overcast, but it never rained

 

The pilot boat is the orange one

 

Historical streets

 

Sheltered houses

 

A nice place to visit

 

Graffiti on a train car

 

Engine of the train

 

Amity Brig, photo taken from the Seaview Pool deck

 

Tern in flight