Distance travelled: Negligible
Today was a rest day. We got up at seven o'clock, had breakfast at one of the food outlets on site. At 9am we went on an orgainised ride to all the local sights. It was quite slow compared to our riding pace of the previous week; so much so that we nearly fell asleep at the wheel. We visited a war memorial lookout that overlooked the main Albany harbour and out to the Southern Ocean. How do you like Colin in his cammo draggin jeans. Doesn't he look a right egit!!!
Today was a rest day. We got up at seven o'clock, had breakfast at one of the food outlets on site. At 9am we went on an orgainised ride to all the local sights. It was quite slow compared to our riding pace of the previous week; so much so that we nearly fell asleep at the wheel. We visited a war memorial lookout that overlooked the main Albany harbour and out to the Southern Ocean. How do you like Colin in his cammo draggin jeans. Doesn't he look a right egit!!!
Next we visited a wind farm which was set in a gap in the hills made of sand created by a blowout from the ocean a long time ago.
After that we visited a blow hole in the ocean which was quietly being eroded by the ocean. This picture is of the rock bridge near the blow hole where one of the Ulyssians is seen running across to have a leak behind the big rock on the right. We all jumped on the ground to see if we could get the bridge to collapse but to no avail. The highlight of the ride was the visit to the last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. It is now set up as a museum run by the Jaycees to preserve the whaling heritage of the region and explain how the industry operated between 1953 and 1978. It was set up very well with active demonstrations and audio visual effects to bring it all to life. 
There was one of the original whaling ships on the hard which we could explore. After a lunch of mussels and squid we cruised back to Albany. In the evening we decided to eat at one of the food outlets on the camp site. We chose a pizza van that was run by an italian and frenchman that was selling pizzas without anchovies or olives. Figure that out. Colin is going to bring these ingredients tomorrow and they will include them in our pizzas.
There was one of the original whaling ships on the hard which we could explore. After a lunch of mussels and squid we cruised back to Albany. In the evening we decided to eat at one of the food outlets on the camp site. We chose a pizza van that was run by an italian and frenchman that was selling pizzas without anchovies or olives. Figure that out. Colin is going to bring these ingredients tomorrow and they will include them in our pizzas. 
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