This could only be Busselton, Western Australia

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I’m myLotting in a hurry this morning as in a few hours we’re travelling down to Busselton on the west coast of Western Australia. We’re seeing old friends who used to play in a dance band with Vince. They had some tapes of the band playing and we’re now been able to put the tunes on a CD. Busselton is a popular holiday resort and one of the places we’re thinking we might retire to one day. There were two wooden jetties (piers) there at one point but one was virtually destroyed during Cyclone Alby in 1978. However the remaining jetty is now the longest wooden jetty in the world, projecting 1841 metres (1.14 miles) out to sea. Trains would take goods, timber in particular, out to be laden onto ships. There is now an underwater observatory at the end of the pier. A small train now takes tourists out to the end of the jetty if they don’t feel like walking. The jetty was popular with fishermen and at many points along the railings there are plaques dedicated to fishermen who have passed away. Many had a particular spot that they favoured. The photo is of part of the jetty and the little buildings house a small shop and tourist information centre. Photos like this are a dime a dozen and the buildings are immediately recognisable as depicting Busselton.