We leave Sydney in NSW where recent summers have been full of rain. We finally get to WA were I have always remembered hot summers and what happens. A storm comes across South West WA which is dubbed as the once in a century storm. Please, it wasn't us who brought the rain. As we drove from Esperance to Albany we got some torrential down pours. The good thing is it helped give the car a good wash and now it doesn't look too bad.
We made it to Albany and we have a few nights in a farm stay just out of town. We got there and found that the owners are looking after some joeys in their Kitchen. Heidi was beside herself to investigate and say hello. Luckily she wasn't as keen as the animal park in Adelaide were she tried to ride them.
The next day we went exploring Albany and the weather is a lot milder than we packed for, so we had to make do. We headed along Frenchman Bay Road and checked out the Gap and the Natural Bridge. It really does have a beautiful rugged coastline line around here. The other main attraction to check out in Albany is WhaleWorld. As soon as I read the sign I had to head bang and we kept saying Party time dude, Excellent. Unfortunately it was not Wayne's World. Anyway we didn't bother checking out with Heidi as you had to pay for it (yeah yeah we were being tight arses). In to town we go.
We got into Albany and found ourselves the local bakery on Albany Hwy (the very beginning of it). Now this bakery had been in the Australian Pie Contest and had won a bronze medal for one of it's pies (displayed proudly in the window). I went straight for a meat pie and this time for a french vanilla slice, Hazel tried the caramel slice. It's definitely a sign of a good bakery and a place that takes pride in their work when they go to put the food in the bag and realise it's not up to scratch and won't sell it to you. She wasn't happy with the last Vanilla Slice available so she gave me the French Vanilla Slice.
Now as I took my first bite of the oval meal pie, my taste buds just exploded. Pastry was lovely and soft and it had the best tasting gravy with large chunks of beef. The temperature was perfection and I savoured every bite. It is definitely the best pie I have had so far and it got an 8/10. With Denmark Bakery tomorrow I have very high expectations. Now the French Vanilla Slice was nice, but I have to say I prefer the custard in Vanilla Slice and as some of you know, I do like pink.
We finished the day walking around Albany and down to the bay to see the old historic town. Have to say that Albany needs to sort out it's footpaths as to get from one park to another we went cross country and over gravel roads. It really isn't that hard to plan interlocking footpaths. A few more days and we will be in Perth and finally finish the massive roadtrip. Before then we head through Denmark and Walpole tomorrow, finishing in Bunbury, then on to Perth. There is room for a couple more bakeries, so bring on Denmark.
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