Star date 01/5/26
Albany was a star base stop, with some jobs to be done. One being to take Trek in for an issue I was having with the climate control, all to be done under warranty. Turns out the whole middle console needs to be replace due to an internal fault. These modern space ships, one little thing fails and it’s a throw out job and a big part needs replacing.
They could not do it there, the part may take sometime to come in so unsure if I can get it fixed this side of the galaxy. I’ll be checking with some more Hyundai stations along the way.
At first we did not take to Albany. We didn’t like the traffic and roads some of the roads really are not good. A couple of the intersections, one in particular was quite dangerous. And is listed as the number 1 riskiest intersection in regional WA. I can well believe it.
We did have one day in town when Trek was being diagnosed. We parked opposite the Brig Amity overlooking Shoal Bay.
A replica of Brig Amity is at the Museum of the Great Southern. Amity means friendship. It left Sydney on the 9th November 1826 with 21 soldiers, 23 convicts, a small group of support staff, animals and building materials heading to King George Sound to establish the first settlement in Western Australia. After some delay due to storms it arrived in Menang Boodja (King George Sound) on the 25th December 1826. You can walk around on the top deck for free and take a tour on the below deck for $5.
A beautiful large Moreton Bay Fig, amazing root system.
A couple of murals, absolutely beautiful.
We spent all morning walking up the main street of Albany. A much better way to explore the area. There really is some lovely old buildings. And people were incredible friendly.
The town hall.
We also had rain for most of our time there. We stayed at the Rifle club which was really good peaceful and away from the hustle and bustle.
Star date 6/5/26
After we left Albany we headed towards Pemberton. We stopped at a small town called Mount Barker for a few hours.
What a lovely town, some beautiful murals on buildings, a massive IGA and a friendly nice town.
Painted by the children and community of Mount Barker.
What a wonderful tribute to an incredible talented lady.
On the IGA building, there were lots more murals around town.
Lake Muir, a truckie told us about this place. A board walk out to the view over the lake which was dry when we were there.
Our dock for the night was just a pull off the road.
Live Long and Prosper. 🖖🏿