First
impressions
"It was a way of living"
The first Wellstead's were said to have liked the Bremer Bay area because
it "reminded them of Kent, England". Growing up near the river and
the estuary Max recalls that "It was a way of living".
When John first moved to the area he was surprised to find that the Bremer River was salty. Alice recalls that she did not enjoy the trip down to Bremer much and that it was a relief to get there. She also recalls that the channel was either open or not, and that it was a good place to fish. When they got the shack established on the Bennett Street block the family used to "live on the river more or less. The fishing was incredible then".
