Albany Highway

The Albany Highway

Albany

This is the Albany Highway ^ and nice it may look, soon gets a bit boring after about 100km and we were on it for 400. The road kill is different here, whereas back home you’ll get the odd hedgehog or maybe even a squirrel, down here its kangaroos, I was quite excited to see my first kangaroo I didn’t expect it to be a dead one, in fact I haven’t seen any live ones yet.

We reached Albany just before it was getting dark so by the time we got checked in to the hostel and moved our bags in the sun was Mmmmm Pizzagoing down and we had a look around. My first impressions of the town were good and were heightened after the pizza. We played some pool then back at the hostel for a bit then saw a listings sheet for the local cinema that was showing Transformers! This was a no-brainer so set off. The cinema didn’t look anything special, from the outside it looked like a fairly standard small town cinema and the foyer was only big enough for the sales desk thing, some sweet shelves and a small queue but the actual screen was actually quite big fair play so I was pleasantly surprised. Transformers is awesome by the way!

The Australians seem to like their films though, they’re very vocal when watching them, there were a lot of ‘yay’s and ‘boo’s at the appropriate parts which I found quite funny, back home people are usually quite quiet until there’s a funny bit worth laughing at.

 

15 Responses to “Albany Highway”

  1. Gethin Says:

    yo bro
    pictures looking great, especially the ones of albany, the beaches and scenery looked stunning, i really want to go now.

  2. Jenny Says:

    Hope you had Pick’n'mix?

  3. Dad Says:

    Hope the Kanga didn’t keel over when it saw you two coming … also hope you get to see a live Kanga before it hits you!

    How exciting can a film about electrical components be? What’s the sequel, Resistors??

  4. big sis Says:

    I WANNA SEE TRANSFORMERS!!! How many more ways can this trip of yours make me jealous?!

  5. Nathan Says:

    Yep, we allways made sure there were sweets in the car, wouldn’t be a road trip without them.

    Don’t the the kangaroo saw us coming :-p
    The transformers film is awesome you should go and see it.

    I saw Shrek the 3rd wednesday too have you seen that yet? :-P When you comming out?

  6. Gethin Says:

    I’ve seen shrek, its great isn’t it! The Simpsons movie next! :)
    And im not sure who you asked “when you comming out”?

  7. Dad Says:

    I’m posting Jet straight away ….

  8. Linda Smith Says:

    You are making us all jealous - the sun, the sea the beaches; all we have had here is rain and some parts flooding. Although today so far is dry and sunny - hope it stays that way we have a BB BBQ and charity walk this afternoon! Colin’s doing the BBQ!!

  9. Nathan Says:

    “When you comming out?” was open to anyone

    Hope the weather is as nice there as it is here now, then weather has been awesome the last few days :-D

    Dad, Can you sent her to Darwin, we’ll pick her up there.

  10. Gethin Says:

    I’m already planning to go out next year with a friend who’s lived out there before.

    She said her aunty and uncle moved out there when they were young, and now they have a great life, own several business’s etc.

    I’m thinking just move out there, get a 1/2 year work permit, get a job somewhere in a pub or something and just rent a small flat. would be fun, and it’s best to do it when your young because you don’t have so many responsibilities.

  11. Gethin Says:

    Or I’m just going to travel, or look for working holiday positions.

  12. Dad Says:

    This is a great site for getting to know what your family’s plannin’ … even the ones who are still at home!!!!!!!!
    Sorry I’m late replying but I’m not used to people posting comments on older blogthings …
    I’m working on getting the dog out but don’t think she should go on anything with a door! A Raft would be good …. she could be an interesting experiment to see how the first dingos got to Oz!!!!
    A Jet powered Raft huh?
    Take care all. Looking forward to some fresh pics.

  13. Uncle D Says:

    yep sure looks good. I’ve got my pink T shirt on today as you are not neart enough to point out its inadequacies. Sue and Al send their regards.
    Came back from Rhodes on Wednesday pity we hacn’t taken a detour and met you on route and I had a real butch shirt on wednesday to. Keep posting.

  14. Dad Says:

    Is that what it was? I thought it was a nice sunset …

  15. Nathan Says:

    That shirt looks good on you colin you shouldn’t be ashamed to wear it. I’ve got dad a nice flowery shirt from the cook islands so he can wear that when you’ve got yours on he he.

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