Museum, masts and migrant dreams.....

A few last shots from Fremantle for the time being. This is The Maritime Museum (museum) home to Alan Bond's winning America's Cup yacht Australia II, an Oberon class submarine and other iconic vessels from WA's maritime history. If you look to the right of the picture you'll see the green lighthouse that's on the South Mole, it's twin red lighthouse is on the North Mole.....

I think I've mentioned that Freo is the busiest docks in WA, on this stretch here called O'Connor Landing it's no surprise to see many different styles of sailing vessels berthed, it's also the point where the Swan River and Rottnest Island ferries come in.....

This rather forlorn sculpture of a young boy and his sister arriving in Fremantle is a memorial dedicated to the Maltese boys and girls who left their homelands to brave the unknown in Australia (memorial), unfortunately I think it wasn't all that they had hoped for.....