Ray and Maura Travelling Australia: Tail end of Albany and Bremer Bay

We are still in Albany and it is Thursday 10th November. We went to have a look at the first day of the sheepdog trials but we were only there about 40 minutes when it started to rain so we came home. We have decided we are leaving here on Saturday, parcel or no parcel. We went to try to find out where it was and were told that they can forward it on when it shows up in Albany. So even though Albany is a nice place, it is time to move on. We went to have a look at the ANZAC Memorial which was erected to remember the mounted soldiers who served in WW 1 from 1916 - 1918. It is right up on top of a hill overlooking Albany.

It is now Saturday and we are heading to Bremer Bay. We sat out in the sun all afternoon and it was lovely. We decided to go for a look around on Sunday and before that we went to the local shop and bumped into some Bushtracker people. They told us that the Fitzgerald National Park was closed from the Bremer Bay side and as it is about 120km to get around to the entrance on the other side we decided not to do that this time. When we were here 10 years ago, there are quite unique wildflowers in the park and we were going to look for them again. But not this time.
Instead we decided to go and have a gander at some of the beach areas. First we drove out to Point Henry and a lovely little beach called Little Boat Harbour.

Then on to Native Dog Beach and Blossom Beach. At Native Dog Beach the surf was pounding on the rocks but the sand is so white you could see many different colours in the water.

Blossom Beach

Then we drove up to Tooreburrup lookout where there were 360 degree views of the area. Although you are surrounded by native bush, there are houses scattered all over the area. All on 3 or 4 hectares and some are mansions, some are small beach houses and one we looked at resembles a pizza oven!!!