Day 102 Albany

Today we had a quiet day, we went to see a truly unique, and quirky little gem tucked away in Albany’s suburbs. It’s called the Chainsaw Sculpture Drive, and it’s exactly what it sounds like, an open-air gallery of over 130 timber sculptures, all created with nothing but a chainsaw and a whole lot of creativity. The trail winds through the private property of local artist Darrel Radcliffe, who has generously opened up his land for others to enjoy his ever-growing collection of work. You stay in your car and slowly cruise along the bush-lined trail, spotting everything from kangaroos and owls to snakes, cockatoos and a bear searching for honey, a tiny flute player, a violin, or even a towering Ned Kelly. Every piece is carved by Darrel using a chainsaw, which makes the fine detail all the more impressive.













We decided to return to Middleton Beach and went for a walk along the sand looking at all the shells.







On the way home we drove past the lookout over the water out to the islands.









A couple of historical buildings we passed on the way home. The first Albany Post Office is a heritage site of the former post office in Albany. The site was also a Customs office, a base station of the overland telegraph. Now Albany campus for UWA and Curtin University it was officially opened in 2002.



The Court House is a two storey red brick and granite building with arched convolute doorways of granite and rounded front corners.




The historic Jubilee Rotunda (also known as the Queen's Park Rotunda), overlooking Queen's Park, the RSL Memorial Gardens, and Princess Royal Harbour. Construction began around 1898 and continued into the early 1900s.