Replica of tall ship Brig Amity which carried Albany's first settlers.
We visited the Anzac Memorial on top of Mount Clarence. The 180 degree views from up here were beautiful.
Albany was selected as the departure point for ANZAC troops and a memorial was placed here in their honour. We took turns climbing the stairs to view the memorial statue while the other stayed with the car and van. Our friends car was broken into a couple of weeks ago and apparently it is a common occurrence in this carpark and I didn't want it to happen to us.
We check into our accommodation and are staying at the Big4 park, Albany Gardens Holiday Park. Its a family friendly park. The facilites are fantastic and there are children playing everywhere. While we set up the van the girls are off to the playground to play. I prepared some scones for lunch and also manage to get a couple of loads of washing done and hung out.
After lunch we head off again to do some more sight seeing.
Our intention was to visit the old Whaling Station and while on our way we came across a sign, "Natural Bridge". So we took the turn off, drove a little bit then parked the car in the car park. We follow the pathway and the signs directing us to the Natural Bridge and the Gap and couldn't believe our eyes. It reminded me of the scenery from the Great Ocean Road. Very impressive.
The Gap
More Gap shots
Views from the Gap.
More views.
Natural Bridge
We drove to the whaling station, parked the car and had every intention to still visit it but decided to walk along the nearby jetty first.
The old whaling ship, Cheynes IV
Frenchman Bay near the whaling station.
This is where we caught sight of a pod of Southern Right whales playing in the water. They were about 30 metres away initially but then seemed to be coming closer. I think we sat there for nearly 2 hours watching them and enjoying the show.
It got too late to go into the whaling station so we left and went for a cruise to Middleton Beach and Emu Point. Great views along the way.
Off to Woolys for a very quick grocery shop then home for a bbq.
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