We have started making our way eastwards and for the next two nights we are in the sleepy little fishing village of Bremer Bay. It is so pretty and the beaches along the southern coastline of Western Australia are truly beautiful. The sun is once more shining so we are very happy chappys but it is still cool with a daytime temperature of just 18 degrees. Nights get down to around 8 degrees. We had an uneventful trip this morning from Albany to Bremer Bay - a distance of just 179 kilometres. As we leave Albany, Bluff Knoll soars majestically on our right, and I am still in awe that Philip reached the very top of that massive mountain.
There are still a few farms scattered along the highway but they are becoming few and far between. However when we turn off the highway and head towards Bremer Bay we can see quite a few cattle and sheep grazing in the adjacent paddocks. We also see some pretty impressive sand dunes in the distance and Philip tells me that we will be seeing a lot more of them as we head further east towards across the Nullarbor.
Tomorrow we are packing a picnic lunch and heading to Point Ann in the Fitzgerald River National Park - a round trip of 140km. There are a couple of whale watching platforms here and from April to October the female whales come to this particular bay to give birth. The whales apparently calve quite close to the beach and if they are here we should be able to see them quite clearly. Fingers crossed but no guarantees because we are right at the end of the whale season.
Last night, our last night in Albany, we drove to the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial to see if I could get any sunset photos. As we walked up the very long walk towards the memorial, the clouds started rolling in and I knew there would be no sunset photos. However we still enjoyed the wonderful views of Albany in every direction.
The monument honouring the mounted corps was originally at Port Said in Egypt but was desecrated during the Egyptian Suez war in 1956. It was rescued in 1959 and sent to Australia where it now sits proudly overlooking the point of departure for our brave soldiers who went to war in 1914.
One last photo of "silo" art that we passed on our way home. Goodbye Albany. It was nice knowing you.....
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