Wellstead homestead near Bremer Bay

This morning we decided to pack up the van & go exploring the peninsular which is just around the corner from where we are staying in Bremer bay

Main homestead known as Kent house

John Wellstead was the first European squatter to settle in Bremer bay. In 1840 at the age of 19, he travelled from England aboard the Runnymeade as a new recruit in 51st Regiment of Kings Light Infantry. He finished his army service in 1845 & settled in Albany for awhile, where he met his future wife Mary Ann Crawford a Scot from Aberdeen. They married 1948 & had 5 children over the next 10 years. John went ahead to Bremer bay & built a house & other buildings before Mary joined him there. They had another 6 children at Wellstead.

I love this sign "KEEP OUT OF THE MULBERRY TREES"

Johns cottage was the original shelter built in 1850


Inside the cottage

As the family grew, so more bedrooms were needed. This was known as "GIRLS ROOM"

BOYS ROOM

The workshops, housing the Tack room for all things horsey!!!,
Carpenters & blacksmith worked in here as well



Horse yokes

Old gramaphone

There is a wonderful museum with every type of carriage, car, tractor, motorbike, bric a brac. We spent couple hours wandering around looking at the stuff they have in all the sheds, etc


Dracula's hearse built around 1750 & believed to have visited Dracula's castle!!!!

Loads of old early 1900's motor cars, must be worth a bob or two!!!

Royal mail Cobb & Co stage coach

Horse buggy

Blue bottle collection

Motorbikes

Love these old squeeze boxes!!!


Banksia



View looking out to the Southern ocean
There are some spectacular beaches & coves along this coastline, crystal clear water & white powdery beaches.

Fisheries beach

Native dog beach
Unfortunately when we arrived here, all the rescue services were out in force, SES, water police, rubber duckies, helicopter in air searching. Apparently there were a group down on Native dog beach yesterday & 2 English lads went in for a swim. It's a very dangerous beach with 2 bad rips & the boys got taken out. Their friends manage to rescue one & he is in Albany hospital recovering. But sadly the 2nd lad didn't make it & the rescue folk were looking for his body. Will be a very sad Xmas in UK this year for his family

Jan looking out over Native dog beach

Bob checking out the view

Blossoms beach

Bremer bay

When we were in Tamworth in 2008, we met a country singer from WA called Grant Hart & one of the songs on his CD was about Bremer Bay & we marked it on our map & said we must go there one day. That one day has finally arrived some 2 1/2 years later.

 

BREMER BAY

The sand of the beach is like powder, fine, clean & white
It rolls right down to the ocean where it glistens with delight &
water becomes as reflection of a clear blue sky

I scratch my head & wonder
Where on earth am I
I could be anywhere in this great big world
I could pay lots of money & fly anywhere but there's no more than what I have here today, because it's paradise right here in Bremer bay

Ocean rolls back & forward in the warm sunshine &
breeze is fresh but gentle, am I lost in time

The sand becomes my mattres as I relax into the day &
there's hardly a sole to annoy me, here in Bremer bay

I could be anywhere in this great big world
I could pay lots of money & fly anywhere but there's no more than what I have here today, yes it's paradise right here in Bremer bay

Well it's the best kept secret in WA
Sun, sand, sea & surf, no finer place to get away
Forget about the rest world today

Yes it's paradise right here in Bremer bay

 

 

Old man in the the tree, beside our van

 

 

 

Things a girl has to do, to make any emergency call to the "HAPPY HOUSE" early in the morning. Park rules must wear the helmet. Nice look in the nightie !!!!

Flowering gum trees

These are some of my photos taken of the flowering gums that all out in full blossom at moment & looking stunning.

Bremer bay

Finally arrived in Bremer bay this morning after spending 2 days in Jerramungup waiting for the tyre to arrive. Bob left town with his pockets much lighter after spending $330 on new tyre including freight. Couldn't take the risk of travelling too far without a spare tyre.

Bob the Surf mat king. Enjoying the waves at Bremer Bay.1/2 way between Esperance & Albany on south coast