RAVENSTHORPE and ESPERANCE

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RAVENSTHORPE and ESPERANCE.



We stayed at a campsite at Ravensthorpe, which was fine for an overnight stop, but as there is not much there, we quickly moved on to Esperance.



Esperance is a seaside town on the south coast of Western Australia and claims to have Australia’s best and whitest beaches. I wouldn’t argue with the claim, they are excellent near to the town. There is a 40km drive (free brochure from the tourist info centre) that takes in a lookout point, the main local beaches and the Pink Lake –definitely worth a drive around. There was still fishing and surfing taking place, even at this time of year (April -Autumn).



Esperance seems to be primarily a tourist town, but has a sizable port. It is beautifully located with a number of islands off the coast. We stayed at the Esperance Youth Hostel for the night. (I am a UK life member and still enjoy hostelling). The staff were very friendly and helpful, which makes a big difference. Facilities at the hostel were more than adequate, but were a ”bit tired” in places. Wifi was a bit unstable, hence the delay in posting this blog. We would be happy to stay at the hostel again though, and would have liked to have spent more time around there and the nearby national parks, but we needed to move on. - ON TO THE NULLARBOR!

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Photos

When Skylab fell from space to Esperance
Moral - don't litter in Oz

Crowded White Beaches
Tut tut, some islands are getting in the way of the view to the horizon.

Sailing By
What happened to the sun and wind free conditions? Just because it is Autumn, there is no excuse for lack of sunshine. Seriously, what a beautiful spot for a yacht race.

ESPERANCE
Along the foreshore at Esperance. Still more cloud! We did get some sun though.

ESPERANCE JETTY
Every seaside holiday town needs a jetty to be considered a holiday town. This is for the fishing - an anglers paradise. They even have public fish cleaning stations, so many fish are caught. This jetty is an old Oil Tanker jetty which has been preserved by the locals.

Sea Slide
Provided for the swimmers to play on in the sea. I couldn't see and shark nets to protect the swimmers, so must be safe here. (Wait untill further around the coast though!)

Lone Fisherman
Is he alone on the beach beach because it is too far from a car park for others to bother walking to, or are there no fish?

At last, an uncrowded beach.
No-one on this one. Perhaps this is the "FREE" beach in the area, there is supposed to be one at Esperance. (A Free beach is a naturist beach). Or perhaps the weather was too cold for the Ausies. Luxury to me!

The Pink Lake
The pink colour is caused by green algae and bateria producing beta-carotie - the same colouring that is in carrots!

Comments

[doreen stokoe]

pleased things are going well, beautiful scenery. babysitting at richards tonight so looking on his computer. take care x x

[Ken Heath]

Fish
I like the idea of fishing. I'm sure you will have some time to try fishing. Some say " What is fishing" ? The answer ," A worm on one end and a fool on the other" HA HA