Flagstaff Hill - Warnambool

Today the Red Elephants rugged up and visited Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool.  A few people had recommended we visit Flagstaff Hill.  We started by watching a short movie that put us in the picture or the boat in this case.   We board a clipper ship in old London Town in the late 1800.  There is great excitment that soon turns to the reality of life on the high seas with cramped quarters and rough seas.  We then hit the hot droldrums of the tropics before finally spotting land and disembarking in Warrnambool.  The Red Elephants then entered the old time Village of Flagtstaff.  We walked along cobbled streets to find the Lady Bay Lighthouse and climbed up the 35 steps.  We then had a look at the lighthouse keepers cottage that had been preserved in time, furniture included.   The Lighthouse Keepers wife had made some nice scrappy patchwork pillows that decorated their 3 rooms and a hexagon quilt that was drapped over their bed. You will be pleased to know that the junior Red Elephants kept the invaders at bay by shooting the canons.

Flagtstaff

Hauling in the sails

Oddball and his friends

We visted the Dr's Surgery and house, Dressmakers residence, leadlightmaker, the sailmakers, the printer to name just a few.  But the highlight was seeing the Dogs from Oddball , Eduy and Toula.  They asked us very nicely to keep away from their sheep.  When I asked if I could have their wool to crochet, Eduy and Toula got very vocal , I think they where asking me to make them a jumper.

Although we enjoyed our visit to Flagstaff Hill but compared to our visit to the Pioneer Village in Swan Hill we thought Flagstaff Hill was a bit run down.  Pioneer Village at Swan Hill was more interactive for the Junior Red Elephants.
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Having finshed our visit to Flagstaff Hill we then drove on down to the breakwater and viewed over to Middle Island where ordinarily Oddball and his friends reside protecting the Fairy Penguins.  There was no crossing for the Red Elephants due to rough seas.  But on low tide on a good day you woud be able to walk across.  The seas where so rough today that as the Junior Red Elephants leant on the breakwall watching the waves a random wave drenched the Junior Red Elephants and sent me running for cover.

Middle Island

The Red Elephants then explored the foreshore of Warrnambool where we found lots of most excellant playgrounds in very green parklands and the best flying fox ever.  The Junior Red Elephants scored these playgrounds 9/10.

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Along the foreshore where 3 or 4 Caravan parks that left us wishing we had stayed here instead of Port Fairy as all the parks where a stones through from the beach and all looked very nice.  But to be fair we have not explored Port Fairy probably yet, that is for tomorrow , so my friends stay turned for Port Fairy tomorrow.