Blogs from Esperance, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 6

As we have progressed with our travels, we have visited a few places we would have liked to spend more time in or visit again some time in the future, and some, which we would never go back to. We would like to revisit Kununurra, Fitzroy Crossing, Exmouth and Horrocks, all north of Perth. The last four days in the south of the state produced a stand out addition to the list, Albany. Albany, on the southwest coast is stunningly beautiful with its natural harbours surrounded by hills and rocky outcrops. Albany plays an important part in Australia’s history. It was the first colony in Western Australia, was the home of the now defunct whaling industry, and was the last port before troops departed their homeland to fight overseas in the First World War. We went ... read more

Watched, wind, wavelettes and wild flowers Waves, no, rather riplettes, Swish onto white sandy shore, A hush, barely a murmor, Then receding to sea once more. Yet the sea scape intrigues, Dark blue of the channels deep, Bright turquoise in the shallows Where silica returns the suns rays. But as I dream, drinking the view, I sense dark eyes are watching. Every move noted,every thought assessed, Who is this that has entered paradise? Ah, 'tis one who loves the sea, One who loves creation's splendour, One who shoots only with lense, Recording in image the glory of life. Those eyes have reason to question, For they have witnessed man's relentless intrusion. Tall towers with rotating blades that mame, Erected to provide electric power? Who needs that? For they can fly, Yes hundreds of miles thay rove, ... read more

Day 7 A 6.30am start. Actually saw the rest stop properly in daylight and it was a great rest stop with pit toilets and bins. A pleasant change to see a clean well kept rest stop that was slightly away from the highway too. The sky looks depressing though as we headed towards Norseman. As soon I reached Norseman and within phone coverage I called Andre. He was at Ravensthorpe. That means I was only 10km further than he was to Esperance. WOW. Really felt rejuvenated now Praise the Lord. In Norseman it poured with a heavy downpour. In fact the rain will continue to follow us for days. We reached Esperance around 10am. Andre & Linda arrived first and were already at the tourist info getting the WA National Park pass and the throw net ... read more

Day 9 Early start, and pack up time. 3 years ago on our Kimberley trip everyone had to wait for me while I packed up. Took me over an hour to pack up last time and now it only takes me a few minutes. It did rain again last night, so we packed wet. The mouse died in the tin. So I had to throw my hitchhiker away. After prayer we headed to Cape Le Grand beach. The decision is to drive the beach. Andre was a bit apprehensive about my vehicle and camper crossing the beach. Well I did invest into some Maxtraxx and wanted to use them. The tides down here only move about 1 m so it was unlikely we swamped by the sea. It was also high tide which gave Andre some ... read more

Wednesday 6th April – we had put the alarm on this morning just in case we overslept but we were both up and about early. Today, as another birthday treat, we were going on an organised tour to Cape Le Grand. We were relieved that it was another fine bright morning with clear blue skies so we made sure we had sunscreen, hats and water and were waiting at the entrance to the caravan park at 8.55am. The seven seater 4WD car arrived promptly at 9.00am and we were greeted by driver Mark, the owner of Esperance Eco-Discovery Tours, and the only other passenger, Barbara. At the height of the season Mark regularly carries a full load of seven passengers but will operate with a minimum of two. Today there were just the three of us ... read more