On On Home : Week 506 - Kojonup, Western Australia

The last time we were in Albany (founded 1801) was back in 2012. The weather was shocking and this time around it is no different.

We have had day time temperatures of 14 degrees (feels like 6 degrees) with gale force cold winds and to add to the excitement, throw in a few rain storms. Not very nice. So reluctantly we have started heading north to warmer climes.

Our base camp in Albany was at the rear of a funeral parlour. The owner being a fellow motorhomer who just happened to be the manager of the Albany Rally back in 2015. That event was also affected by bad weather.

Field of Light: Avenue of Honour -
A homage to the Anzacs with 16 000 shining
spheres, marking the last sight from home
for 41 000 troops who departed from Albany for WW1.
The lights are shining in the whites, yellows and greens
of the wattle and the kowhai.

So in Albany we managed to do a few jobs around the bus and then set sail in a northerly direction to Mount Barker, just 50 kms up the road, an RV parking spot on solid ground. More rain.

North was the direction of choice and we found another RV spot at Kojonup. A disused railway yard at the end of the line.

The local government has landscaped the area and made the RV travellers very welcome. We will be here for approximately three days and will do some excursions in our economical "toad".

Wool Wagon, Kojonup - 1.5 times replica wool wagon

Kojonup Railway Station

We must add whilst we were in Albany we did a fair few excursions, exploring the coast and sightseeing with the other tourists including The Gap and Natural Bridge, the Wind Farm and the Brig Amity (1826). I would be amiss not to visit the oldest pub in town, The Albany Hotel (1835).