Mt Barker Country Bakery The last day of our holiday. We drove home from Albany to Perth via Albany Highway. We turned off Albany Highway when we reached the town of Mount Barker, in search of a local bakery for breakfast. I had pies on my mind and was very excited to see the Mt […]
One of the things I was very keen to do while we were in Albany was visit a strawberry farm. Since we didn’t have dessert at Nippers Cafe, we had the perfect excuse to visit Freshpict Strawberry Farm and try their strawberry sorbet. I had hoped for a tour of (or at least a brief […]
Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve After our buffet breakfast at the Dog Rock Motel, we got in the car and drove to Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, a protected area with two small secluded beaches, beautiful bushland and breathtaking views. It is home to a number of threatened bird species, most notably the rare noisy-scrub […]
The morning after our Wild Duck degustation dinner, we decided to try the Dog Rock Motel’s buffet breakfast at Lime 303 restaurant. I did a quick walk through checking out what was on offer at the buffet before grabbing a plate. There was: bottled fruit juice on ice – orange, apple, pineapple and tomato fresh […]
This was the second of the restaurants in Albany for which Jac made a reservation before we left Perth. EDIT 2013: Note: The Wild Duck closed in Albany but has moved to Nedlands in Perth. See the Wild Duck’s new website. The Wild Duck only offers a degustation menu – AU$115 for five courses with […]
After our breakfast at Albany Pie Cafe, we were ready to do some sightseeing. First, we went to Albany Wind Farm. It was a warm, muggy day and the flies swarmed aggressively. I inhaled three that got too close to my nostrils – not intentionally, believe me – it’s a real problem for me every […]
After checking in at our motel on our first day in Albany, we went for a walk to check out our surroundings. I was on the lookout for a local bakery and gave a squeal of excitement when I spotted the Albany Pie Cafe. We decided to have a bit of a sleep-in the next […]
I was really looking forward to our holiday in Albany! Jac made reservations at two Albany restaurants before we even left home. The first was for Lime 303, the restaurant at the Dog Rock Motel, where we stayed. Jac booked a table for our first night in Albany – we figured it would be nice […]
Shortly after new year’s day, towards the end of my holidays, we stayed three nights in Albany*, a coastal town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, approximately 400 km south-east of Perth (4.5 hours drive by car, or just over an hour by plane). It was too early to check in at our […]