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Major Lockyer Park

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    • Day 184

      Albany

      March 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      I literally had the weirdest sleep last night. I was continually and consistently waking up every hour. Every hour. And it wasnt because the hostel is loud or uncomfortable, I just wasnt tired. So new feeling for me, I am properly rested. Wild.

      So I woke up around 7,30 for the billionth time and just decided to get up. Did a bit of journaling and then headed to the kitchen for the free breakfast. I love a hostel with free breakfast. And it gets better, it was pancakes. I havent had pancakes in so long and they were amazing.

      Afterward I headed to the tourist centre. I dont know if other travelers do this but I've found it's best to go to one and then the locals can tell you what's worth it and where to go. Unfortunately I thought they opened at 9,30 but it was actually 10am. So I wandered around a bit, looked at the town hall and aboriginal monument.

      When they finally opened one of the women in my room had the same plan as me so we decided to spend the morning together. We convinced another roommate to come with us and the three of us wandered around Albany's Historical District. It had everything from old buildings to museums and boats, the oldest cottage in WA and pictures of buildings a 100 years ago. We managed to find a photo of our hostel when it was a Hotel and bar. All of this was in a little 1k loop making for a very nice self guided tour of the city.

      Once done we headed back to the hostel. I needed some food so I went to Woolies and one of the others is doing the Billibum trail so had to record herself on that. On the way we saw a motorcycle that I loved.

      Then spent the afternoon on my ipad, watched some TV and hid from the rain. It is definitely autumn down here. Warm enough but overcast and the leaves are turning. A different kind of beauty.
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    • Day 48

      Die Brig Amity

      October 19, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      In Albany angekommen trennen Falk, Udo, Heike und ich uns von der Gruppe. Wir wollen unbedingt den originalgetreuen Nachbau des Schiffes erkunden, dass die Besiedelung Westaustraliens gestartet hat - die 'Brig Amity'.
      Gebaut als kleines Zweimast-Gaffelsegel-Handelsschiff 1816 in Kanada, segelte sie zunächst in irischen und schottischen Gewässern. 1824 reiste sie über Rio de Janeiro nach Hobart/Tasmanien, wo sie vom damaligen Schiffsführer an die Kolonialregierung verkauft wurde. Sieben Jahre lang transportierte die Amity Waren, Lebendrinder und Menschen zwischen den Häfen der australischen Ostküste und zurück.
      Nach nur 5 Tagen Umbau verließ die Brigg am 9. November 1826 den Hafen in Sydney mit dem Ziel King George Sound. Auf Geheiß der britischen Regierung, startete der erste Besiedelungsversuch an der Westküste mit 21 Soldaten, 23 Sträflingen und 17 Personen (Crew und erste Siedler). An Bord waren auch verschiedene Tiere, Material und Geräte zum Hausbau, sowie landwirtschaftliche Güter. Damit sollte die Grundlage für das Überleben in der zu errichtenden Garnison gelegt werden. Diese Gruppe von Menschen erreichte das heutige Albany am 25. Dezember 1826 nach einer beschwerlichen Überfahrt mit Sturm, Mast- und Segelbruch und schlechtem Trinkwasser, so dass das Schiff in Tasmanien unterbrechen und repariert werden musste. Eigentlich sollten die ersten Ankömmlinge nur die Vorhut für weitere folgende Schiffe sein. Um es kurz zu machen, es kamen keine. Inzwischen wurde die Bucht am Swan River (heute Perth) entdeckt und als lukrativer eingestuft.
      Irgendwann packte man wieder ein und verschwand. Eine kleine Gruppe von Siedlern blieb und Andere kamen irgendwann dazu, auch durch den Walfang. Daraus entstand dann Albany.
      Alles auf und in dem Schiff können wir besichtigen und erleben die absolute Enge, die unter Deck für die 61 Menschen herrschte. Das Schiff war nie für eine solche Aktion gebaut worden. In einer Nacht- und Nebelaktion wurde sie umgebaut, nur weil man in England Angst davor hatte, dass die vor Westaustralien gesichteten Franzosen das Land vereinnahmen könnten. Wir erhalten über einen Audioguide viele Erklärungen zu den schlechten hygienischen Bedingungen, den Gefühlen der Reisenden oder wie die Ureinwohner die Ankunft empfanden. Wir klettern in alle Räume und hören uns alle Geschichten an. Ein sehr gelungenes Museum.
      Danach bummeln wir noch ein bisschen durch die Hauptstraße der Stadt und gehen beim Italiener Kaffee trinken, um dann für die letzte Nacht in Albany in unser Dog Rock Motel zurückzukehren.
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    • Day 464

      Brig Amity - Albany

      February 9 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C

      We took a trip to visit the Brig Amity in Albany. The first ship to bring convicts and settlers to WA to try and set up a colony!

      It was fascinating being aboard at replica and trying to imagine 61 men living in such a small space for 6 weeks as they travelled from Sydney!

      Lottie and Bella loved the treasure hunt and playing hide and seek below deck!!!
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    • Day 474

      Museum of the Great Southern

      February 19 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      A fun afternoon at the Museum and the interactive discovery centre where the kids got to play and Lottie created a stained-glass window effect picture to take home and stick in her Window 🪟 💖🥳

    • Day 476

      Albany Convict Gaol Museum

      February 21 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C

      A trip to the Old Gaol was fascinating. Full of ghost stories and tales of the convict lives of labourers that helped to build Albany!

      The kids enjoyed sitting in the big hall and treating each other with general knowledge questions!!

      Oh and locking each other in the cell 9; aka. The black hole! ⚫️ 😆
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    • Day 223

      Albany

      November 10, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      We only had a couple of days in Albany but we saw some awesome things including the Brig Amity, Vancouver Pennisula, Natural Bridge, the old Albany Whaling Station, the Sandlewood shop and the girls even found some cool clothes Op shopping. The weather was a little cold, but we still managed to have a great time.Read more

    • Day 193

      Albany Museum

      November 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C

      Visited the museum in Albany this morning. Was excellent.
      My favourite was a 3D movie 'Beyond the Milk Way. You experience one of the greatest international scientific endeavours in history as you step onto Australia’s future site of the incredible Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescopes in an immersive 360-degree virtual reality cinema experience.

      Narrated by physicist Professor Brian Cox, travel to the radio-quiet Western Australian outback to explore where one of the world’s largest radio telescopes will be capturing the corners of the universe and breaking new ground in astronomical research.'

      We also boarded the replica of the Brig Amity. Was fascinating to explore the ship and listen to the story of Amity's perilous 6 week journey from Sydney to King George Sound to establish the first European settlement on the west coast of Australia.
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