6 MONTHS ON THE WALLABY

ALBANY WA

We really enjoyed our stay in Albany.  There was lots to see and do.  One of the things was a visit to Whaleworld.  In the early days Albany was a whaling port so the tanks that held the whale oil have been converted into interpretive centres.  The first showed old footage of the actual harpooning and flensing of the whale (flensing being the actual dissection of the whale flesh with a special blade on the end of a long handle.  This is called a flensing knife).  In the second tank there was a movie on sharks.  In the third tank the movie was in 3D.  We actually felt like we were under water.

The last whaling ship - the Cheyne 1V - has a permanent docking at Whaleworld.  It was so great to be able to walk all over the ship.  Up to the bridge and down to the hold and the floors in between.

There was also a building dedicated to the whalers and their stories.  All so very interesting.

In the last shed there are skeletons of a whale and a dolphin.  The size of the whale skeleton is awesome.

All of the exhibits were very interesting and we enjoyed our day.  Although it made us sad to think  of the way the whales were hunted and still are in other parts of the world..  They are such magnificent creatures and they deserve to roam the waters freely.

Bye for now.