Had to visit Greens Pool every day whilst in Denmark - just so beautiful and tempting to go in.
A few minutes from our Eagles Nest home (in the middle distance) was Ocean Beach - had a great pre-breakfast walk along the narrow spit separating the River Denmark from the Southern Ocean. Graham is pointing to the river end - it sometimes breaks through the spit or they dig a channel during winter floods (who mentioned f- word?!)
Got back from a hard day on the beach and found an email from Niki, taking us up on the long standing offer to fly down to Albany and join us for few days. She has just had enough of the 40+ degree heat. So onwards, and along from Denmark, to Albany tiny airport for the flight from Perth - 5 minutes from plane seat and into our car - oops, her car!!
ALBANY
Straight from the airport to Albany's famed Farmers Market - smaller than anticipated, with around 20 stalls full of fresh produce from local farmers - we stocked up for 2 days, as new Airbnb is 20 km south next to Goode Beach (if anyone wants to look it up, I think I have put a location marker somewhere on the post, if you can find it).
We then had a fascinating morning at the new Anzac museum, which tells the tales of all the Australian and New Zealand soldiers in WW1, who left mainly from Albany's huge natural harbour, in 1914 in 2 large convoys - bound for Gallipoli. The stories of totally useless fighting over small patches of ground for months on end, in appalling conditions, are reflected in the ones we all now know well for the Somme and elsewhere in Europe. Complete waste of tens of thousands of lives, on both sides, and many of the survivors from the Middle East then got transferred to the hell of Western Europe. And as usual when they did eventually return home they had no recognition of the horrors they and been through and suicide was rife. And still we don't learn.
A brilliant museum and audio to listen to at each exhibit by swiping your pointer and listening. You also got a card at the start that gives you an identity (1 of 32) and as you go around you swipe the card and get documented details of "You" and the war you fought. Then at the end it tells what happened to you. A great and personal way to be involved.
4TH AIRBNB
Our new home is here - big place shared with Roz - a lovely lady who chatted with us over our meal on the terrace.
We then had a fascinating morning at the new Anzac museum, which tells the tales of all the Australian and New Zealand soldiers in WW1, who left mainly from Albany's huge natural harbour, in 1914 in 2 large convoys - bound for Gallipoli. The stories of totally useless fighting over small patches of ground for months on end, in appalling conditions, are reflected in the ones we all now know well for the Somme and elsewhere in Europe. Complete waste of tens of thousands of lives, on both sides, and many of the survivors from the Middle East then got transferred to the hell of Western Europe. And as usual when they did eventually return home they had no recognition of the horrors they and been through and suicide was rife. And still we don't learn.
A brilliant museum and audio to listen to at each exhibit by swiping your pointer and listening. You also got a card at the start that gives you an identity (1 of 32) and as you go around you swipe the card and get documented details of "You" and the war you fought. Then at the end it tells what happened to you. A great and personal way to be involved.
4TH AIRBNB
Our new home is here - big place shared with Roz - a lovely lady who chatted with us over our meal on the terrace.
Different again - we have 2 bedrooms in one half of house and share the huge terrace and kitchen/dining/lounge area with Roz. Not for me - sharing all my space with strangers all the time - and she does get lots of people from all around the world.
Goode Beach is a couple of minutes walk from the house - another mile long fine white sand beach with turquoise water. Niki and Graham went swimming and pronounced it perfect!
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