Day 53 20th September Albany to Waychinicup National Park

DAY 53

20th September
 Albany to Waychinicup National Park

We decided not to stay in Caravan Park tonight so said we would meet the others in Ravensthorpe.  First stop after looling at the beach was the ANZAC memorial. This is the port where the Gallipoli forces left on the ships and where the first dawn service was held. Great views from the hill.
We then set off down the Frenchman Bay Road. First stop was Natural Arch and The Gap. The were amazing but the weather is very windy and overcast. Not good for photos! Rock formations on the rugged coast facing the Southern Ocean.

Natural Arch at Albany

Next we stopped at some Blowholes but not with water spouting up blasts of air caused by the wave action under the rocks. Blows your hair straight up. A bit scary as coast is very rugged. They have floating ballson ropes in a basket there in case someone falls in and thesign says don't panic just calmly throw the float in. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING I would be freaking out their are great whites in this area!!!
Next stop was Whale World where we spent 3 hours. What a fascinating place very upsetting. It isthe last whaleing station to operate in Australia and only closed in 1978. Really well preserved and presented even movies in the round oil storage tanks. We both learnt a lot and really enjoyed this place. Well done!

                                                      Skeleton of a pygmy blue whale

We continued out of Albany and into a National Park where we found a very quiet camping spot at Waychinicup Inlet that we were told about. A little bit of rain but beautiful spot only one other couple there. Little bandicoots came walking through our campsite. Much better and cheaper than a caravan park in town. The others are towing camper trailers and can't get in to here and they don't like packing up every day. But we love it and are set up for that.

The scenery near our campsite