Once again the drive in Albany was one of the loveliest on our trip, very chocolate box views. There is a lot to look at in Albany with its scenic walks and drives, monuments and lookouts. Albany was the first area to be settled in WA.
Whale World is about 18km out of Albany and was an old whaling station now turned into a museum complete with one of the whaling ships to roam over. It took us nearly three hours to go through the place and it would have to be one of the best museums we have every seen. Very well done with several of the whale oil holding tanks turned into theatres, whale skeletons , machinery a very informative tour, the list goes on.
One of the whaling ships from this area was wrecked just off shore in Albany, one lost at sea and the other on display.
There is a ‘to size’ replica of the brig Amity on the foreshore, which brought soldiers and convicts to the area in 1826.
Nearby is the local goal where you are permitted to wander freely, in the goal there is also an exhibit of miniature houses complete with figurines etc.
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