Friday 30 Sept.
Today it was travelling from Esperance to Albany, along the
south coast of Western Australia. Guess
what time we left Esperance. We arrived
here in Albany at about 2.00 pm. There
were a lot of towns and locations that ended in up along the way.
We stopped at a place called Jerramungup for morning
tea. It was a pretty little town with a
fantastic playground for kids. The main apparatus
of the playground was built like a ship with lots of swings, see saws and other
things spread around. There were some
flowering trees that were covered in flowers similar to bottle brushes (I know
they’re not but I’m not a gardener) and there were heaps of birds feeding on
the nectar. Very noisy. Deb was able to get some photos of them. It was one of the few places that had a
couple of rest areas. The one we picked
with the playground did not have any functioning conveniences so we had to go
to the other one.
A bird having a good taste of nectar
Play Equipment at Jerramengup
Early Driver Training
Today we got the best fuel economy so far, 6.7 l/100km. It usually works out that the best economy is
where we can get the cheapest fuel.
Wednesday was the worst economy with 8.7 l/100km. Fill up was at 189.6 pl. Had a head wind all the way.
There wasn’t anything to remark about the scenery from
Esperance to Albany. Similar to the last
part of the previous day with wheat, canola, cattle and sheep. There were a couple of nickel mines but all
we could see was the top of buildings and a glimpse of big holes similar to the
Hunter Region. The only difference was
the colour; here it was brown whereas in the Hunter it is black to grey.
We have signed up for a couple of Loyalty programs, one with
the Big4 parks and the other with Top Tourist Parks. We have got more than our money back with one
and are on the way with the other one.
The Big4 card .will be handier when we move over to the east as there
seems to be more on the east coast than the west.
Replica of the Brig Amity
Once we had settled into our chalet (cabin) we went for a
drive around Albany. In one of the parks near the water front there
was a replica of a sailing ship called on Amity. It was a type called a brig and you could
walk through it to see how sailors lived when ships were made of wood and men
were made of steel. We headed for
Middleton Beach but took a wrong turn and ended up at a place called Emu
Point. I think it was meant to be
because it was a beautiful place.
Looking north we saw Oyster Harbour and looking south we saw King George
Sound. There was an island off the point
and there was a channel between the two.
Oyster Harbour
King George Sound
There was a fenced swimming pool off the point and there was
a big sign above the surface warning that there was to be no spear fishing. I couldn’t see if there was a sign below the
surface with the same message. There
were a couple of people in swimming (no brain no pain) and a couple of people
fishing into the pool not away from it.
I didn’t see them catch a fish or a swimmer.
Swimming Pool at Emu Point
Emu Point Cafe
We decided to admire the view and there was a convenient
place. It was called the Emu Point Café. We had a cup of coffee each, Deb had a long
black and I had a flat white. It was
really a latte, (frothy on top) in a cup not a glass.. We also had a piece of raspberry and pear loaf. Really noice.
Went from there to Mt. Melville where there was a lookout with 360
degree outlook. It was really great. Got some very nice pictures.
Albany looking north from Mt. Melville
Albany Harbour from Mt. Melville
Mt. Melville Lookout
One thing I did notice was that there were
wind turbines in the hills behind the town.
WA seems to have heaps of wind turbines.
Some houses have them as well as solar panels. Not as big as the ones on the hills
though. WA seems to have enough wind.
Off to Margaret River tomorrow where we have been booked in
for 3 nights. I don’t know if the body
will accept sleeping in the same bed 3 nights in a row.
Deb and Den.
