Albany

Can you see the puppy's head - this is The Gap at one of the National Parks here in Albany.

The Bridge - I cant remember its name

Dog Rock - Does he look like a Staffy.   This is the feature of the Dog Rock Shopping Centre (Woolworths)

Dog Rock Motel

Salmon Pond Bay - pure rock

Albany is a very large City and we liked it very much.   Parked up in a caravan park, next to the main beach which is huge.   This place is built on and surrounded by pure granite rock.   As you can see from the examples above.   Lots of houses are built with foundations over massive rocks on their blocks.  Others are set back from the rocks, then landscaped to include the rock as its garden.  Everywhere you look you see these monstrous but very attractive rocks.     Lots of lovely old heritage type buildings here, all mostly around where the Port is.  Albany has a huge and very busy port facility, lots of ships coming and going being loaded with various cargoes and has been so since the 1800s.   Whaling was also very big here.    It would be a great spot for whale watching at the right time of the year as Albanys bays are easily viewed from a number of great lookouts. This place was also the embarkation point for the Anzacs when they went to fight in WW1.  It was very hot here, spent time  walking the beaches and in the park pool, but also watching the smoke clouds in the sky. We thought it was from Margaret River but then found out there were fires not far from Denmark, around 50kms from here, where we were last.  The weather has changed so fingers crossed the fires are now under control as I type.  Last reports 39 houses lost at Margaret River.

Cable Beach Albany not as nice as Broomes Cable Beach but very private

Waiting for a feed, we tried to give them chips but they were waiting for the fishermen to clean their catch.