The Views from Mount Clarence

Zoonie
Sun 10 May 2020 23:58

The Views from Mount Clarence

The views we gazed upon from the top of Mount Clarence encompass Albany as we have come to know it. Across to Emu Point where Zoonie sits and Oyster Bay beyond. King George Sound where the big ships wait for their escort in to the wharfs. The piles of wood chip in the foreground with Princess Royal Harbour the first band of blue, King George Sound the second band separated by the land mass that leads to Possession Point and the inviting Southern Ocean in the far distance at the top of the picture; the third band of blue. We will be out there again one day. The pilot boat travelling towards the right of the picture has just come through the Ataturk Passage, the only entrance into the PR Harbour, through which all vessels, big and small must pass.

Looking straight across Princess Royal Harbour the yachts on the far side are at the Princess Royal Yacht Club where Jeremy and Kathy live aboard Sal Darago and where we celebrated Rob’s Birthday in the picnic area. The rampant horse statue to the fallen of the two World Wars overlooks King George Sound and shows where we came in on the 24th February.

The circuit track involved climbing over smooth granite rock faces that would be fun if wet and meandering along a well-used and loved track, by humans and dogs, through pretty woodland and up to various human additions like the giant water tank, the communications towers and of course the expansive memorial area; all recent additions in the long history of the area. Typically of a people in tune with nature there is little evidence of aboriginal life except perhaps for the track itself. I have included the information board about Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos, ‘Cockys’ because we came across six in residence along the track but as the light was fading they did not photograph well. We felt privileged to see and hear them as they are endangered.

It has become a regular habit or our after a nice walk to park in York Street and collect two delicious cornets of ice cream from the Gelatia, then drive to the harbour and watch the goings on, usually of a seabird kind, before making our way home.

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