Geraldton has produced its share of famous folk; Edith Cowan (first woman elected to an Australian parliament), Geoff Gallop, Lt.Gen John Sanderson 29th Governor of WA, Chris Mainwaring, writer Xavier Herbert and even Rove McManus’ wife Tasma all hail from this mid-west capital of 35,000 people.
But our afternoon in this busy port city belonged to the memory of 645 WWII Aussies sailors on the HMAS Sydney sunk by the German ship Kormoran off this coast in 1941, with all lives lost.
The Sydney memorial is a tribute to the original proponents who drove the vision and the designers who conceived the commemoratory structure.
A hilltop set of iconic monuments that gel into a powerfully simple tribute to the entombed sailors.
And tonight the sky is once again adorned with crimson tones while the gentle sea breeze whispers thru the sheoak trees. Red sky at night caravaners’ delight.
Sounds idyllic, but BOM says we are in for a possible thunderstorm tomorrow, so we plan to see Helen Mirren in Woman of Gold (?) at the local flicks.
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