Geraldton

A short drive this morning but before we got to Geralton we stopped at Greenough, a ghost town where alongside the bent gum trees (due to the wind) the stone built buildings were all built by British convicts. In Geraldton we have been busy, walking around the heritage trails, the town and a brilliant museum that we will visit again tomorrow to see more exhibits. We also went for a guided talk at a memorial for HMAS Sydney 2 that was sank off the coast here in WW2, killing all 645 crew. The memorial was very well thought out where everything there was symbolic. It was completed before they had located the position of where it was sank yet the statue of a mother looking out to sea happened to be facing the actual direction of where the ship is. The museum had some 3D photos of both that ship and German one that sank at the same time. Tonight we have had a BBQ using one of the many ones at the newly developed waterfront park (we're ashamed to admit that the sausages were actually kangaroo and really tasty!). The wind has died down now and the sun shining brightly again making it a lovely 26 degrees. Apparently the weather we have been having since we have been in Australia has been unseasonably good as it's well into Autumn here. That seems to be the first time we have heard that in our year of travels, it's usually the opposite!Read more