Thierings on Tour

There were a few dusty heads around this morning as the guys recovered from celebrating Oscar’s birthday a bit too hard… 

We finally had a day to chill and relax and we did just that! Eventually we decided to go for a drive to Somerset beach from where you can get a boat across to Albany island.

We decided to take the 4WD track there for something different, but after a while we got to a section that had really deep muddy crossings and the only way out without it had two trees either side that we didn’t fit through, so we had to go back on ourselves and take the “main” road. Still, all part of the adventure and definitely not worth getting stuck somewhere with no reception or fellow cars to get us out… 

Somerset beach looked a bit windy, but as we had heard great things about Albany island we made our way over. You literally call a boat and they come and pick you up to take you across – so fun. The girls loved the ride over and as we got there it had the best island vibe – relaxed, cosy and beautiful!

We grabbed a spot by the beach, had some drinks and the most delicious fish & chips and seared tuna. I wasn’t sure whether the girls would like it, but they wanted another round! So we stayed some more and the local boy Jai, whose family live on the island and run the transfers and some charters entertained us with stories and games for the girls. They also shared notes on homeschooling and how much they all disliked it compared to going to school with friends….

Before heading back, Jai took us for a look around the island. We climbed up to the lookout (steeper and more intense than I had imagined) and also showed us some Aboriginal rock art that’s well preserved on the island. What a place to call home.

Then it was time to head back across the water and drive back to Punsand. Lucky for the girls we still had the tuna that Oscar & Sophie shared with us last night and Chris was instructed to cook it as seated tuna to match the menu at Albany island.

We saw that the weather was starting to turn over the next couple of days, so we packed as much as we could in the evening and were aiming to leave early for a big driving day tomorrow…

Kms travelled – 40