Albany - 16th December 2005

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Part of my family of 4 10 Day trip to Perth & Southwest from 13th to 22nd December 2005

16th December 2005

Perth - Albany
Headed for Albany in the morning
En Route,
Stopped at Porongurup National Park

• Gilbratrar Rock
  
  
• Tree in a Rock (5 min stroll from carpark)
  
• Balancing Rock & Castle Rock (30 min walk to Balancing Rock from carpark) - treacherous last 10 min stretch to the top to Castle Rock - Mum could not make the climb. However, we were rewarded with stunning views down below us

Upon arrival in Albany, checked into Pelican’s Holiday Village ($95 without breakfast). It was a very well furnished deluxe apartment and we were all satisfied at such a good deal courtesy of Wotif.com

• Took a short tourist drive round the English-looking town of Albany
  
• Mount Clarence lookout - cloudy evening with light drizzle, it would have been a great trip if we were blessed with clear skies
  
• Was starving at the end of the day. Waited almost 45 minutes for the food!

17th December 2005

Albany

• It was still cloudy in the morning. Read that the Farmer’s Market was open today, so made a trip there. However, didn’t buy much as things there were expensive
  
• Passed by Brig Amity replica - nothing spectacular at all
  
  
• The Gap & Natural Bridge - still very cloudy in the morning. Nonetheless, took many pictures there. The waves there were fierce, even though I still think there were quite calm considering people have been killed here due to killer waves splashing up to viewing points. Weather started to clear only after we left
  
  
• Stopped for a short while @ Goode Beach - 2 young boys playing in the crystal clear waters
  
• Paid a visit to Albany Wind Farm - skies had cleared by then, but the irritating flies were still buzzing around!

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