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Western Australia - Albany Fun

Rise and shine. It was our 2nd day at Albany. The weather was much better than yesterday. Sunlight was plenty and yet the weather was cooling at 16 degree. After having a quick breakfast of baked beans, sausages and pasta, all self-prepared at our apartment, we drove off to our first destination, Wind Farm. Wind Farm was located some 25 min drive away from our apartment. It was a huge natural reserve with rows of windmills near the coastal area. The scenic view was really awesome.
 
Town of Albany


Entrance of Wind Farm

 
There were walking trails that brings you to the beach. Along the way, you can catch amazing views  of the windmills at different angles. It was really a nice cooling walk and I enjoyed myself very much.
 
Board with quotes that motivates you along the walking trail


The windmills





Coastline and windmills






 
We didn't walk to the beach as it was quite a distance away. However, if you are a active enthusiasts, making a trip down to the beach would definitely be recommended. Nonetheless, be careful of the big waves that might just swept one away if caught off-guard.  
 
We then drove to the harbor side @ Oyster Town for some fresh oyster and fish and chips. The harbor side was a great place for fishing enthusiasts to hang out. There were many fishing boats parking along the harbor, where families were busy preparing their boats and fishing baits for their fishing trip. I must say, Aussie loves fishing.
 
Hubby was delighted to buy some fresh oyster from the oyster house. The staff was friendly and even allowed us to try the oyster before we decide if it was worth to buy. He even gave us some cooking recipes on how to best prepare the oysters.
 
 
Very quaint harbor



 
Fresh yummy oyster
My hubby commented that the oysters were super fresh without any  fishy smell. He could easily finished a dozen. We had our lunch at the squid shack which sold calamari and of course fish and chips. Unlike the one we had at Peaceful Bay, they only  had 2 choice of fish selection, 'Bronze Whaler Shark' and 'Red Emporium'. It was interesting that Aussie would use shark meat for fish and chip. I thought sharks were protected in Australia?
 
Anyway, we decided to try the battered shark fish and chips and guess what, the meat was tender sweet, which tasted not too bad. However, my hubby finds the sweet taste weird.
 
Bronze whaler shark fish and chips


@ The Squid Shack
 
It was a satisfying lunch for us and we decided to take a stroll at the harbor. There were many people preparing the baits for their fishing trip. I guess Aussie really knew how to relax and lived a well balanced life-style even on a weekday where most of us would be cooped up in the office for 8 hrs.
 
Big birds waiting to be fed while the fishermen are busy preparing the fish baits


 
There were many seagulls by the seaside. They really looked cute in feathery white and blue eyes. Alfred seemed thrilled to see so many seagulls flying and cooing away.
 
Huge Stingray at the harbor




Seagulls taking flight

 
Our next destination was to a very nice beach known as 'Two People's Bay". This beach was widely raved about on Tripadvisor and it's a must for us to check out this place. The beach is a beauty and I would definitely recommend this beach to anyone who wish to visit Albany. The beach had pristine white sand and clear turquoise water. In fact, when sunlight shone on the sea, the sea was a sparkling green. It was a small beach where water was calm without any strong waves. However, at the other side of the beach, the water  was deeper and many people were on the rock fishing for salmons. In fact, within minutes, one could easily fished a salmon.  
 
 


Pretty beach





Having a great time chasing the waves



Very fine sand













 
 
 
We met 2 Aussie fishing by the beach and we were surprised when they said they were fishing for Bronze Whaler Sharks. Such calming beach and there were sharks in there? Anyway, swimming was never safe in Australia beach and we've heard of many shark attacks incidents in the Australia's water. If you want to take a dip in this turquoise pool, I would say, please think twice. 
 


 
It was evening when we arrived at Middleton beach to catch the sunset. Middleton beach was another swimming beach where many people came for swimming, surfing and board paddling. This was another great place for a leisure walk with amazing scenic view.
 
Sunset @ Middleton Beach











 
 
We ended our day with a ice-cream treat for Alfred before heading back to Venice restaurant for some real delicious pizza. It was awesome ! I'm going to miss it back in Singapore.
 

 

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