July 13, 2024
Wadjemup day 3
So today is a lovely sunny day with clear skies and a warm sun. We took a free tour - Salt, Settlers and Survivors tour. These are done by Volunteers that come over from the mainland.
I thought I would take 1 more photo of Perth as it was so clear today
While I can't remember everything the tour guide said, I will endeavour to tell you about what I can remember. The island was settled some time in 1820's-30's by people on the mainland. They were allocated land and some began businesses like a salt works and growing wheat (growing wheat didn't last long as after a few years the ground was not nutrient enough to sustain it - I mean it is just sand here!)
We passed the renovated buildings that were formerly the prison and also the reform center for juveniles. And then onto the cemetery
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then onto a lookout to see the windmill and salt lakes
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that is all I can remember about the tour! It is about 45mins long but we took about 1 hour 10 as the guy liked to talk and we spoke about other things. He was very informative. After the tour we took a detour via the bakery to get some more of that lovely multigrain bread and a couple of shots of me and some Quokkas!
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