Hartog to de Vlamingh
8 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 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 DutchBaca lagi
Historic Fremantle
8 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 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 areBaca lagi
Berthing a Container Ship
9 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
A front row seat from our cabin balcony.
It’s a tight squeeze!
9 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
...as we prepare to sail out.
Leaving Fremantle
9 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 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
9 Disember 2024, 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
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 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
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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.Baca lagi
Albany streetscape
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A town with many historical buildings lining the Main Street and side streets towards the port.
St John’s Church, Albany
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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
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 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 2Baca lagi
Interior Patrick Taylor Cottage
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
See floor plan on previous page
Museum of the Great Southern
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 becameBaca lagi
Settling Albany
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 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
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 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 oceanBaca lagi
Sailaway Albany
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 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 anBaca lagi
Breaksea Island, King George Sound
10 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 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.Baca lagi
Great Australian Bight
12 Disember 2024, 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 shipsBaca lagi
Kangaroo Island
13 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 theBaca lagi
Penneshaw
13 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 koalaBaca lagi
Kingscote KI
13 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 aBaca lagi
The Built Environment - Kingscote
13 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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
13 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 15Baca lagi
Wildlife at American River
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Away from the coast - Bushfire recovery
13 Disember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 butBaca lagi