Hartog to de Vlamingh
2024年12月8日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
The journeys of the early Dutch explorers of the 17th century are chronicled in this gallery. They include the Dirk Hartog Island Plates.
1606 Willem Janszoon in the Duyfken was on the first Dutchもっと詳しく
Historic Fremantle
2024年12月8日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
A UNESCO World Heritage City, Fremantle is home to WA’s oldest public building and one of the best-preserved examples of a 19th century port streetscape in the world. Many of the buildings areもっと詳しく
Berthing a Container Ship
2024年12月9日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
A front row seat from our cabin balcony.
It’s a tight squeeze!
2024年12月9日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
...as we prepare to sail out.
Leaving Fremantle
2024年12月9日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
Leaving Fremantle Harbour, we negotiated the narrow entrance and head to sea. Along the way there are more surprises from our balcony.
WA Sunset over the Indian Ocean
2024年12月9日, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Spectacular sunset tonight…..John celebrates with 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream after a fancy Italian meal at Canaletto.
King George Sound
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Rounding West Cape Howe, we enter King George Sound. The granite cliffs and eroded landscape has sparse, stunted vegetation, testament to the cold, windswept conditions usually prevailing here.
Albany
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Albany is a town of some 35,000 people. It was established in Dec 1826 as a military outpost. In the 1800’s it was the gateway to the WA goldfields. Until 1897, it was WA’s only deep water port.もっと詳しく
Albany streetscape
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A town with many historical buildings lining the Main Street and side streets towards the port.
St John’s Church, Albany
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
St John’s Anglican Church was built between 1841-48. It is set in beautiful park style gardens with many shady trees.
Patrick Taylor Cottage
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This cottage is the oldest surviving dwelling in WA. It was built in 1832 while the town was still a military outpost. Patrick Taylor purchased the cottage in 1834.
The construction of the original 2もっと詳しく
Interior Patrick Taylor Cottage
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
See floor plan on previous page
Museum of the Great Southern
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The Residency Museum building was first built in 1850 and was the depot for the convicts establishment in Albany. In 1873 it was converted to the Residents Magistrate’s House and in 1973, it becameもっと詳しく
Settling Albany
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Major Edmund Lockyer landed here in the brig, “Amity”, on 26 Dec 1826 to found the first British Settlement on the Western side of Australia.
Albany Wind Farm
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
The Albany Wind Farm is a series of 18 wind turbines which produce 80% of Albany’s electricity needs. They were opened in 2001. High on a ridge on West Cape Howe, we could see them from the oceanもっと詳しく
Sailaway Albany
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
As we sail away, we get a broader view of the town’s extent in this remote part of WA. There are few places where landing on shore is easy. The channel takes us close to the shore where there is anもっと詳しく
Breaksea Island, King George Sound
2024年12月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Breaksea Island’s original lighthouse was built in 1858 by convicts. It was later rebuilt in 1902 in its current form and stands 7.3m tall. The two lighthouse keeper’s cottages were built in 1889.もっと詳しく
Great Australian Bight
2024年12月12日, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Two days and 3 nights to sail this vast expanse of water. The sea has been amazingly benign given that this stretch is the Southern Ocean and close to the Roaring 40’s. Have seen a couple of shipsもっと詳しく
Kangaroo Island
2024年12月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
From the ocean, KI looks exactly as I imagined - reasonably low-lying and a mix of farmland and scrubby bush. We are anchored offshore, tendering in to Penneshaw on the NE shore of KI. Just near theもっと詳しく
Penneshaw
2024年12月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After tendering ashore to the Sea-Link Ferry terminal, we wait for our tour. The beach is long, white and pristine, lots of people walking but no-one swimming. Quaint little town and found this koalaもっと詳しく
Kingscote KI
2024年12月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Kingscote is the largest town on Kangaroo Island. It is the oldest European settlement on KI and was established in 1836. Situated on Nepean Bay, there are many species of sea birds here including aもっと詳しく
The Built Environment - Kingscote
2024年12月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Buildings are built very low and in an old style. Many are stone block build. The winds here blow very strong.
American River
2024年12月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
American River at the mouth of Pelican Lagoon has roots in 3 cultures - French [Explorer, Baudin], English [Explorer, Flinders] and American [the early sealers who came here when American was still 15もっと詳しく
Wildlife at American River
2024年12月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Away from the coast - Bushfire recovery
2024年12月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
The bushfires that ravaged KI were 5 years ago in 2019-20. More than half of the island was ravaged by the fire which started with lightning strikes. It’s clear to see the vegetation recovering butもっと詳しく