Day 18 Fremantle Jail

Today we arrived in Fremantle where we are booked in for four nights as there is so much to do and see. It was only a two hour drive from Bunbury to Fremantle.
The first place in Fremantle we visited was the world heritage listed Fremantle prison. Here we learnt about convict life back in the 1850s. We took a tour through the cells and barracks of the prison. We heard stories about the convicts and how they were treated and how important they were to the settlement of Perth itself. Without convicts this city wouldn't be here. Convicts provided free labour for the development of this remote area. The prison was closed down in 1991.
After the prison we returned back to the park to explore. We have booked tickets for a ferry trip to Rottnest Island tomorrow.Read more