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In 1974 I spent a couple of months working in the Customs Office in Albany. I had to process a Whale Oil Tanker at Frenchman Bay. It was the offseason so no whales were being processed but it certainly did smell. The Statesman (3.6L V6) is still a great car for country trips even though it is...

We dropped our friend off at the Whaling Museum in Frenchman Bay. She spent over three hours there on her own and while she found the whale museum interesting she was really impressed by the Regional Wildflower Garden and Australian Wildlife Park. All on the same site. Frenchman Bay The...

As the sun was setting we headed back towards Albany with a quick stop at Ledge Point above Gull Rock Beach There were four teenage girls swimming - at sunset in waters known to be inhabited by Great White Sharks. I mentioned this at the local tourist office the next day and the woman was...

We didn't really take many photos of Albany itself as we have been there so many times. One day my wife caught up with an old school friend and I dropped our German friend out in the Porongorup to do a hike. While she was doing that I just mooched around without seeing anything particularly...

We then drove to Albany - a little under 500 km. We had a bit of excitement on the way there. My wife was driving and sitting on 110 km/h. At the top of a steep hill the car suddenly began to miss very badly. She slowed down and we crawled into the nearby town. A quick look showed nothing...

It seems another option for a convenient flight to Europe after getting to S.E Asia will become available from 1 Sept. It is claimed that Oman Air will commence 1 x daily flights ex Singapore. I guess this would be addition to their KL flights. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241117-wysep25

A few extras. There is a little heritage park in the centre of town. It contains various historic buildings from around the area that were in disrepair. They have been moved to this central point and refurbished. A number of them contain 'arts and crafts' shops. Courtesy of our visitor. Our...

Finishing off Esperance. The view from the Rotary Lookout over the town And over Twilight Beach Road Another orchid on the hill Esperance Pink Lake - notable for the fact that it shows absolutely no signs of being pink. Mining operations destroyed the conditions that once caused it to...

Thanks I am 99% better and today my wife has managed to stay awake for about 4 hours - which is an improvement.

Later we went for a walk in a nature reserve just outside Esperance The rise in the water levels of the lakes due to human interference is causing tree loss on their fringes. There were numerous wildflowers in the park including plenty of orchids There were also two...

Unfortunately we didn't see any of these animlals in the park. Being a keen hiker our German friend jumped at my suggestion that she should walk up Frenchman's Peak. The top of the peak remined the early explorers of a French sailors cap. She only took less than 2 hours for the return trip...

Righto time to get back to this. I put it on hold for our trip to Singapore/Malacca and then when we came back I was instantly knocked out with a heavy cold. Just as I was recovering my wife came down with something twice as bad. Anyway, back to Esperance Firstly a day trip to Lucky Bay in the...

The best bit of speed limit signage I saw in Germany was on a new stretch of 'unlimited' autobahn when we were heading north from Berlin to Wismar. It was all pretty straight but with one slight bend. There was a warning about the bend and a maximum speed speed sign posted - 140 km/h!

Ongoing use of high strength medical chemicals does seem to have some unusual side effects with regards to hair. A workmate had a kidney transplant and his rapidly balding head showed significant hair regrowth after he started on the anti-rejection drugs. Even though I am very much approaching...

Prevarication has taken its toll. The Frankfurt fare has jumped up S$600 today. Now Brussels is cheaper - hmm?

"The Saga Class seats themselves are not lie-flat; they’re recliner seats which reminded me of the old Qantas 767 “Dreamtime” Business Class seats – for those old enough to remember those." Unfortunately that certainly includes me. But for the Singapore - Perth run they were fine.

I have been looking closely at those fares over the last few days. Am close to pulling the trigger on 2 x J tickets for May/June next year to Frankfurt. They would cost around S$6,440 (A$7,360) for the two of us. We had been intending to fly into Paris but that was about A$1,000 dearer and that...

My only flight on a Fairchild was from Melbourne to Albury-Wodonga on a hot summers day. It was very 'interesting' - in the supposed Chinese curse sort of way. I imagine that in QLD it would be even more interesting. The Saab I flew in on the return trip seemed like travelling in an A380 by...

I think that you will probably miss the Krampus Run in Salzburg. It is on 5/6 December and is fun to watch - over a couple of hours in various places. For some reason I saw more people slip on the ice in Salzburg than anywhere else so keep an eye on your footing. The walk along the Salzach River...

The 'average' height of ethnic Chinese certainly does seem to be increasing for the younger generations. I assume that food availability/choice is causing it. I know our Malaysian born Chinese friends son who was born in Australia, broad Aussie accent, is markedly taller than his parents. He...