Before our trip back to Perth, even though it was quite cloudy,  Julie, Pete and I  went for a beach walk 

I had a chat to a young lady who made this....

On Mondays and Fridays these ladies come to the beach to catch some waves on their boogie boards...I would have loved to have a go.

Such a wonderful beach to walk along... Julie and I had a refreshing swim before we left.

Kilometres and Kilometres of wheat and barley on the way home....

 

This morning we said goodbye to Tash and Hugh as they had to head back to Perth.

Pete, Jeff, Christine and I walked into town...up on one of the many hills we had a good view of the ocean and the golf course...

Albany High School...a stunning old building...

Albany Town Hall another impressive old building.

....was built in 1886.

The Albany campus of The University of Western Australia....

A swim at Middleton....

Dinner at Hybla Tavern....overlooking Middleton Beach...

...delicious food...

Cards when we arrived home....I now know what a Trump and a Trick are!

Another evening with lots of laughs.

Albany Golf Course....where our friend Julie is a member of the Albany Golf Club....Pete and I were thrilled to be able to play this course....it is one of our reciprocal clubs.

It is a links course and ranked in the top 100 in Australia. It is nestled amongst coastal sand dunes and has magnificent ocean views of King George Sound.  Established in 1898,  it is the home of Western Australia's oldest Golf Club.

The peppermint trees were laden with flowers...

Although it was cloudy the views of King George Sound were wonderful....

So good to have a game with Julie...

....and Pete....we all enjoyed the morning.

In the afternoon we went sight seeing ....first stop was the Mutton Bird Beach Lookout...and boy was it windy! But a great view....

Mutton Bird Beach.....

Shelter Island....

We went down and had a walk along the beach ....Geoff, Jeff, Hugh, Margot and Pete...a beautiful clean beach...

yes it was windy....

Amazing rocks...

...white squeaky sand...

Shelter island up close....

Wilson Inlet and Ocean Beach Denmark....

Ocean Beach

A visit to Singlefile Wines....

Great wine and good coffee ...behind Margot is Graeme....Julie had a dress rehearsal for her tap dancing concert this afternoon so was unable to join us...absolutely gorgeous part of the world and lovely weather.

More drinks before sunset at Middleton Beach then fish and chips at our house....

 

 

On our way to Albany....

Coffee stop in the small town of Williams at the Williams Woolshed Cafe and surrounding shops....this is a photo of their clever Christmas tree made of wool.

Kojonup ....my turn to drive....

Middleton Beach, Albany .....Pete and I are sharing a house with Hugh, Tash, Christine and Jeff. We can walk to this beach in 10 minutes, how lucky are we.

Not long after we had arrived, Pete and I went for walk to stretch our legs after the long drive....I LOVED seeing all the shells...

Dinner tonight at "Liberte Restaurant " in the heart of Albany....this photo was taken in the restaurant bar, the dining room decor is fabulous as was the food. We had a great night. Pete, Hugh, me, Jeff (on the floor) Julie, Tash, Margot and Christine.

Christine and Tash....

Hugh and Jeff....the six of us played the board game Articulate for several hours before bed....we had such a good laugh!

 

Today I played at Hartfield Golf Course....it was this year's Celebrating WA Senior Women in Golf Event.

The course looked beautiful with lots of native bushes flowering....

A plant I had never seen before and there were many on the course. It is a Kingia Australis, a slow growing plant, native to South Western Australia. When it isn't flowering it looks like a Xanthorrhoea (grass tree) but they aren't related.

2025 Top Ten Senior Bronze Winners
1. Lisa Rich, WAGC, 317.5
2. Youngson, Hart, 265
3. Mi Yoon, Gos, 255
4. Jan Grimoldy, CGC, 227.5
5. Dorothy Neems, MCC, 182
6. Alison Chevin, MLGC, 162.5
7. Cathy Shipton, Maylands, 157.5
8. Amanda Scully, LKCC, 155
9. Amy Sohn, RPGC, 155
10. Kelly Thompson, LKCC, 152

2025 Top Ten Senior Silver Nett Winners
1. Seongsin Jin, Gos, 330
2. Karen Saggers, WAGC, 325
3. Jane Abbott, LKCC, 300
4. Anne Tsaknis, LKCC, 197.5
5. Susan Teo, LKCC, 160.5
6. Lynne Searson, Lakelands, 145
7. Lynne Edwards, WAGC, 142.5
8. Inni Rho, WAGC, 135
9. Robin Edwards, Hart, 100
10. Alison Eather, WAGC, 100

We all had a most enjoyable day ...I'm already looking forward to playing in next year's Silver/

Bronze events. I love playing other courses and meeting up with the friends I have made at these events.