Albany

Old whaling ship at whale world.

Albany is situated on King George Sound and until 1978 was the centre of Australia’s whaling industry. The whales were almost hunted to extinction and now the whaling station is a tourist attraction, full of historical significance. John and I spent some of the morning wandering around the exhibitions, including one of the whaling ships now in dry dock.

ship's harpoon

John on whaler

Tanks where the whale oil was stored before being loaded on ships.

a crewman's bunk on whaling ship

After a coffee in the café, situated right on the water, we set off to look at the various lookouts and attractions in the National Park. There are walking trails or just a few steps to some attractions, depending on one’s fitness. John walked down 82 steps to some blowholes, when he got there he didn’t see any blowholes doing what they do best, blowing!

Cafe overlooking the water

                                                   Looking at some of the whaling history

Salmon Ponds

Stony Hill  lookout.

Albany township is built on a hill, most buildings have views of the water. There are a lot of old stone buildings, a church right in the centre of town is open to the public to admire it’s wonderful features. Old fashioned lamps are lit all the way down the aisle, at the end is a lovely stained glass window. We went to the local Farmer’s Market and got some vegetables, apples and bread.

Albany Town Hall

St John's Church

Tomorrow we are going to the heritage area and the memorial to the soldiers from WW1 who sailed from Albany on ships to the battlegrounds. For some it was there last glimpse of their country, many thousands of them never returned.

Three black triplet lambs we came across.