MARRON FEAST & FREMANTLE, BUSSELTON, ALBANY Western Australia
South Western Highway
Connects Perth via Fremantle and Bunbury with Walpole along a mostly coastal route. A length of 400 km. Bunbury to Busselton (Bussel Highway) has link roads to join Walpole and then follows the South Coast Highway to Albany.
FREMANTLE
Is a major Australian port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the Perth metropolitan area. Get a mighty meal of Marron.
Marron
Is a fresh water crayfish. Only found in southern Western Australia. Marron can grow to twelve inches in size. Often found in farm dams and waterways.
Fremantle Jail Tours are available.
The jail closed in 1991.
It's said Bon Scott of the band ACDC spent a short time in Fremantle jail. Bon is buried in Fremantle his hometown.
A commemorative plaque may be found in the local cemetery with a few oddments from fans.
Matty Blade was a famous Fremantle street busker and a sword swallowing Guinness World Record holder.
BUSSELTON
Is about two hundred and twenty kilometres south-west of Perth. The Busselton Jetty is said to be the longest wooden structure in the world. 1,841 metres (6,040 ft). To save the long walk and as a novelty the jetty has a tourist train ride and an underwater observatory.
It’s possible to dine eight metres below the sea at Busselton Jetty. Enjoy Western Australian produce. Walking the jetty or taking the train right out to the underwater observatory is a great experience. The Underwater Observatory is a natural aquarium where marine species are viewed in their natural habitat. Spiral flights of stairs lead to the Observatory. A lift is also available. Informative guide talks.
ALBANY of Western Australia
Is a port city located at the bottom of Western Australia, 418 kilometres southeast of Perth at the end of the South Western Highway. Albany is the oldest colonial settlement in Western Australia.
The Gap and Natural Bridge. The Gap walkway, a grated see through platform 40 metres above the ocean and extending 10 metres out from the cliff face, offers great views over the cliffs, the incoming waves hitting below and the approaching ocean swell. A small park fee is payable.
Albany is home to the National ANZAC Centre with views to King George Sound where 41,000 men and women left Australia aboard ships for the first World War.
Traveldriven
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Fremantle Busker Matty Blade RIP
Bon Scott statue in Fremantle
Driving past Fremantle Prison
Busselton Jetty train stop
The Gap platform, above the ocean Albany
Marron Lunch
An Albany lookout viewing area
National ANZAC Centre, Albany
wire & iron soldier and horse
Light horseman Wire Display
