Our last day on the south coast was spent exploring Warrnambool. It is most famous for its Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Village. It is a recreation of the village that existed in the 1850s and it traces the lives of some of the survivors of the many shipwrecks along this coast.
It is also the finish of the 160-mile bicycle race from Melbourne held annually in early October. The participants in the late 1800s finished the race in around 12 hours. Last year's winner did it in 9 hours, 8 minutes.
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The Finish Line In Front Of Our Hotel |
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Sample Of Local Aboriginal Art |
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Deborah's New Friend |
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Made of Silicon and Human Hair |
Next up was the Maritime Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. It was created in 1975 and tried to represent Warrnambool in the middle 1800s.
The southwest coast of Victoria was often the first port of call for ships on route to Melbourne and the east coast of Australia from Europe. After traveling 20,000 kilometers many didn’t make the final few. Over 170 ships were wrecked along the 120 kilometers of coastline.
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Our Guide |
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Artifacts Found By Divers |
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A Walk On The Grounds |
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The Village Circa Middle 1800s |
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The Newspaper Print Shop |
Next up was the Warrnambool Thoroughbred Horse Track. We had lunch and Deborah managed to pick the winner of the first race and walked out with money in her pocket.
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#8 Deborah's Winner |
Just before dinner we drove out to the Warrnambool Tennis Club and had a rousing tennis match on grass. Randall, Deborah and I played and it was the first grass tennis of our lives. Randall was seen limping back to the car. First tennis in 11 years.
In the evening we parted ways as Randall & Doreen took in a jazz club while Deborah and I wandered downtown for pizza at Mr. Bo Jangles.
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I Found A Local Beer - Sow & Piglet |
Warrnambool was great but now it is off to Adelaide.
