We set off to explore the Torndirrup National Park. Along the way we passed the Albany museum. They were performing an Australia Day re-enactment of the landing in the Albany Harbour. There were convicts, soldiers, the firing of muzzle loaders with gun powder and the raising of the flag. It was really well done and a great informational experience for visitors to Australia from far and wide. We took a quick look through the museum in search of a toilet we could use (we are always on the lookout) and then viewed the ship “Amity”, the restored ship that sailed into the Harbour in 1826. 
We were puzzled why the Tourist Information centre didn’t tell us about this when we visited them a couple of days ago. The local paper’s general line of discussion is how tourism can be extended and improved. They seem keen to attract tourists but perhaps there is fractured communication between community bodies. They also top the most expensive caravan parks we have come across, not to mention having to put your hand in your pocket for EVERY tourist attraction. It was going to cost us $10 to step onboard the deck of the Amity ship, so we didn’t. We took photos from the side which wouldn’t have been that much different from those onboard. There were many other tourists doing the same. We are in a constant state of choosing what to spend our tourist dollar on, oftentimes weighing up value versus the experience. We would rather make a donation for volunteer efforts than pay fees that we feel can’t be justified.
Anyway, we spent the day looking around the attractions in the National Park. We saw some magnificent coast line and clamboured over rocks along the beach. The blow holes weren’t blowing but just the sound of the air rushing through the holes was frightening. I kept well away from the edges but Ray and Caleb felt it necessary to continuously worry me and go much too close for my liking. There were numerous warnings about strong sudden gusts of wind and crumbling rocks.
The Natural Bridge is now closed off so that you can look at it but not go on top of it anymore. This section of coastline broke off from Antarctica 45 million years ago and predictions are that the bridge will collapse in time as Australia continues to drift further away from Antarctica at the rate of 1 cm a year.  
At the next turn in, we came across “Cable Beach”. The beach’s main attraction was the huge 1000 tonne boulder sitting in the middle of the beach. The warning sign stated. “Don’t underestimate the power of the ocean”. The boulder had been carried to the beach by the power of the waves and plonked on the sand. Incredible! 
We skipped the whaling station with an admission fee of $94 for a family. We decided that we were not that interested in whales! I actually visited here when I was 9 years old and my mum tells me it was a FREE attraction.
On the way home we stopped at a local roadside vendor and purchased some fruit and veggies. We love doing this, the food is just so tasty compared with the supply from the supermarket.