Freemantle

Yesterday we had a really interesting day down in Freemantle . First stop was the old Freemantle prison & took the oppurtunity to do the underground tour of the tunnel system below the prison that was excavated by prisoners in the limestone 18 metres below ground level to obtain a source of clean water for the prison & subsequently for the early settlers in the town. We waded through some of the shallow tunnels & others by boat. A remarkable feat of engineering all done by manual labour. Next stop was a visit to the Americas Cup waterside precinct for lunch & then of particular interest to me a visit to the Maritime Museum & to see the winning yacht of the 1983 Americas Cup Yacht Race Australia 2. Also on display is the sloop sailed around the world non stop 3 times. Great day.

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