We drove to Fremantle this morning. Fremantle Harbour serves
as the port of Perth. It was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists
in 1829. It was nice to see that a lot of the old historic buildings are still
there.
We came past the ship wrecks museum and decided to check it
out. To our surprise most of the museum was about Dutch shipwrecks, and the
remains of the Batavia and the story behind it was the highlight of the
exhibition. A lot was also told about the salvage operation of the ship, as
well as all the items found from the wreckage.
It was incredibly interesting to learn and see more about
our own history. We stayed in the museum for 3 hours and loved it. It was only
when we became hungry that we decided to go back to the car to prepare some
lunch.
After another stroll around town we drove further south of Perth to find
a free bush camp we had read about. It was a stretch of land just a bit off the
highway and we were surprised to see people were actually living here
permanently in caravans and tents.
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