In the afternoon, Val wanted to call in at her son's house in Albany. He was away working but his wife was happy to give us a cup of tea and show us round. It is an absolutely stunning house, designed by them, and worthy of an appearance on Grand Designs. It has an incredible view over the water. M is an artist and has her own studio, linked to the house. There is also a restored cottage for guests. I should have taken photos, but I felt a bit awkward about doing this and anyway it was pouring with rain and blowing a gale at this point.
We continued on our way to our Albany accommodation: My Place. That's its name! This is a converted colonial house just off York Street and in walking distance to the town centre. I had stayed there before and knew it was OK. I'd like to have booked for 2 nights, but it was fully booked at the weekend. We later discovered that the Albany Agricultural Show was on. It was a freezing cold night, just like the middle of winter, so no photos were taken. The owner had put on the heating for us in advance, for which we were very grateful.
Next morning, Val was booked to fly home, so I drove her to the airport which is only 15 minutes out of town. She was keen to get back to her dog and her husband who has Parkinson's. After that I was a free agent so I had a coffee and went to the new public library to warm up and blog. I made a quick foray down to the harbour:
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| The Police seem to be interviewing people on this boat. |
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| The new Hilton Garden Hotel. It opens next week. |
It was too cold to linger, so I went back to my car and drove to Middleton Beach (10 minutes away) where I had a cabin booked in the caravan park. The route along the cliffs had amazing views. I stopped at an information board:
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| Some history about Albany Port. |
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| View from the same spot. Piles of wood chips waiting to be loaded. |
Across the road, I took a few pics of the wildflowers:
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| A wild and windy view of Middleton Beach. |
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