Week 8

Albany 19th - 22nd Feb

We left Cape Richie before 8am and drove on to Albany. We stayed at Emu Point beach caravan park. Rachel did well to get the price down to $36 a night. Funny enough we bumped into Barb and Russ again! Out of 6 parks we picked the one they were staying at.

We explored the area and Amity was given a task to find as many things possible with her name on it. there were about 6 things. The Brig Amity, Amity settlement legal services, Amity Taxi, Amity Motel and various signs.

We also visited the near by National park and did a walk to the Gap and the blowhole.

After three nights we were organised again and set off to Denmark for morning tea and then onto Parry beach to see if we may stay there for a night.

Parry Beach 22nd Feb - 4th March

$10 a night, kids stay free. What a relaxing place. what started as a few nights have turned into over a week stay. The caretakers have been here for 59 years we were told. Funny,Sam nicknamed Jake "Snowy". Many people here have been visiting for years. Lots of Herring are being caught first thing in the morning. The kids are getting stuck into their school work so its good to stay put for a whole week. Zach and Guy went out to nearby Irwin Inlet with Darren and came back with a bucket full of Blue swimmer crabs. Zach thought it was great fun! Zach is pictured below with his new adopted Uncles and Aunty...

 Amity organised herself a craft market and did well selling her handmade earrings and cards.

 

A seafood van comes once a week to sell to those who haven't got up early enough to catch their own fish. a kg of snapper fillets for $18 sounded good. Also a wheel barrow of fire wood for $5 kept us entertained for many nights. cooking dinner on the fire was fun, potatoes pumpkin and fish in foil..... the potatoes were a little burnt well black on the outside.

We went to the tree top walk at the valley of the giants west of camp...... Rach is scared of heights. She did well all things considered.

 
Rach took Amity,Jake and Curtis out for a tourist visit to the Toffee Shop and the Honey Ice creamery.....

We explored the local area including Green Pool.... great for snorkelling, swimming, it’s naturally sheltered from the large swells from the motion of the ocean.

We hope to one day come back to the area again as the people we met were great and we felt so relaxed and welcomed by all.