• Karen HechingerAustralia 2025Traveler
    Sites from the trail - this is banksiaThe ship itself is the Albany Whaling MuseumThe southernmost peninsula in Albany curls in a semicircle to form Frenchman Bay on one side1This area is called "the Gap" - south coast of AlbanyThis is NO JOKE. Mike would have been knocked on his butt, (had he not started out there)1The force with which the air shoots through the blowhole is downright intimidatingElephant's Cove. Is this the elephant?

    27. South coast - Albany & Denmark

    September 21, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

    Before heading back to Perth for our flight to Melbourne, we toodled around the coasts of Albany & then William Bay NP in Denmark. If you like rocky coastline with rough and rugged surf, this is the place for you. Each location was more beautiful than the last.

    We stumbled onto a "blowhole", an ocean cave that makes its way landward and upward, creating an outlet for waves rushing in. We did not experience any water (probably based on the tide?) but the roar and power of the wind gusting through was downright intimidating. Kinda cool.    Read more