The first day of
Spring and a leisurely start to the day saw us sitting out front of the vans in
the glorious sunshine at morning coffee time. The local magpies kept us amused
and the brilliant green parrots kept us on our toes, trying to get that
perfect, close-up snap.
We decided to
venture in to Fremantle and soon found a parking spot where we could leave
our vehicles for a few hours.
First stop was at
Gino’s for a traditional cup of coffee, alfresco, where we sat in the sunshine
and watched the busy pedestrian and car traffic pass by.
A bit more wandering the streets found us at
the Fremantle Docks where we separated with some of us going off to visit the
W.A. Maritime Museum, and the others continuing to wander around and window
shop.
The Museum contains
a lot of information and artefacts pertaining to the early days of Fremantle,
the docks, and of course, the America’s Cup challenge. The highlight for me was
getting up close and personal with Australia II which is housed within the
Museum and just scrapes in with the tip of the mast almost touching the roof.
Another interesting
exhibit they have is the embalmed remains of a Megamouth Shark, a very rare and
primitive species, found washed up on a local beach, now housed in a purpose
built protective tank.
After
the museum we all met back up again and sought out somewhere for a late lunch.
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