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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Williamstown

We haven't been out for a while, but it was a sunny Sunday, my grants are all done, Debbie's hair was looking nice, Sarah had already had her stay at home day....there were no excuses. Williamstown was in our crosshairs.

Dale's view
 The Hobson's Bay Yacht Club. Established in 1888 (just in case you weren't paying attention)
 Ferguson St Pier - site of Debbie's camera lens cover vanishing...(actually, it was my camera lens that Debbie had borrowed, but I must say I was very gracious and complained not one iota).
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip
That started from a tropic port about this tiny ship. (apologies to those who have never seen Gilligan's island).
 Four beautiful Monaros all in a row
 A pavilion on Commonwealth Reserve off Nelson Place
 The HMAS Castlemaine - a WW2 minesweeper, built at the local shipyards, now a maritime museum, permanently moored on Gem Pier.
 One of Williamstown's many old waterfront buildings - now a restaurant - Remvi by the bay.
 The 'former' Royal Hotel, Nelson Place.
 A nice little pub "The Stag's Head" on corner Ann St and Cecil St. The poor old 'Stag' is missing an antler, but you can't tell from the photo.
 Some typical lovely old Williamstown houses, Cecil St
 St Mary's church, primary school, and powerline...Cecil St
 A little flash of red and green
 Where industry, oil and gulls meet the beach
Williamstown beach. Apparently a nice place to swim, at least back in the 19th century...
 The former lighthouse, then timeball tower, on the edge of Williamstown beach
Tanks by the sea...
The Titanic theatre restaurant - formerly the Prince of Wales Hotel. Apparently the sinking of the titanic is reenacted, complete with music, dinner and dancing. We avoided the temptation.

Debbie's View



Ferguson st..obviously
A glimpse of the city.


"In the navy.."
The beautiful Williamstown Primary School.
The industrial side of Williamstown.
Mr Whippee..yum
Point Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park.

Sarah's view
 Big round Circles
Are cool
 123 well done me 
 wonder why there are ladders 
 j244 weird name for a ship
 little boat riding across the sea
 wow that is a big ship wow wow wow 
 hey there this is my meal not yours. nooooo i saw it first you get away
 look at all these windows 
 welcome to ferguson st pier
 hobsons bay yacht club
 just a little affects 
 captans retreat bed and breakfast 
 that house looks posh to me 
 hobsens bay hotel
that looks like a white faced monster