Travel to Kingston for an early morning walk to Hunters Point to watch the Sunrise on the Historic Windmill Ruins, then take a circular route along Cemetery Bay to Quality Row, pass Government House and walk across Government Reserve, before enjoying a hearty breakfast at the Parish Centre. The original plan was for a Bushwalk and a Barbeque Breakfast on the Clifftop, but schedule had to be changed due to heavy rain overnight.

Continuing the photographic tour of Kingston from the previous album, we commence at the eastern end of Quality Row where cattle are grazing contentedly outside the Golf Club House which was formerly the Stipendiary Magistrate's Quarters, then walk through the historic Kingston Cemetery where headstones reveal the resting place of high officers and humble convicts, ruthless insurgents and their victims, Pitcairn patriarchs and strangers, who all now lie in serene surroundings near Cemetery Bay. Hear the story of Bloody Bridge before watching the Sunset over Norfolk Island.

Kingston is the township founded on Norfolk Island by the First Settlers in 1788. It was subsequently the main township during the Second Settlement as a penal institution for convicts from 1825 to 1855, and the Third Settlement which began in 1856 when the entire population of Pitcairn Island was transported from their homeland to begin a new life on Norfolk Island. Today the area is fully utilised by Norfolk Island's inhabitants and visitors. The restored Georgian buildings are used in many ways for museums, administrative and other purposes, while outdoor areas provide open spaces for sporting interests, picnic grounds, etc. These photos show a little of what Historic Kingston has to offer.

Follow my journey from Perth in Western Australia to my holiday destination on the beautiful Norfolk Island and share my first glimpses of island life. Taken in June 2008, more albums showing the scenic beauty, history, flora, and culture will follow soon.

Prior to European settlement Norfolk Island was almost entirely covered by rainforest. Norfolk Island is the home of the majestic Norfolk Island Pine and some 40 other endemic plants. These are a source of considerable interest to scientists and botanists in that they can be found nowhere else occurring naturally. From a cultural point of view some of the plants used in weaving plaiting broom-making and other craft activities can be seen in the Botanic Gardens.

Walking with Dinosaurs - Greenville, SC - Bilo Center

From our November of 2007 trip to the S.C. Lowcountry