Albany and environs

Some of the sights a few kms out of town.

The old whaling station which closed operations in 1978.  Andrew was the leading public servant on the Whaling Inquiry held in that year, to decide whether to close the commercial whaling industry in Australia.  He came twice to visit the station during the Inquiry.  During the course of the Inquiry the company decided to stop  whaling anyway due to lack of sufficient whales, and Australia then decided to adopt an anti-whaling policy.  When we were here 12 years ago we toured the old whaling station but we did not repeat it this time.

The Gap. One of the natural features carved from ancient granite by the forces of nature.  The Gap features a 25m sheer drop to the ocean.

Yet another natural bridge, this one seemingly more sturdy than the last one we saw.

Andrew did a walk to Bald Head.

The isthmus on the way to Bald Head.

The destination - Bald Head.