25th to 29th September
We arrived in Esperance today after 3 nights in the Cape Le Grande National Park. The beaches within the park are reputed to have the whitest sand in the world and they are stunningly beautiful.
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| Lucky Bay |
The blue of the ocean is also unbelievable.
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| Lucky Bay from the campsite |
The most beautiful of all is Lucky Bay which is where we were lucky enough to camp. Wonderful views, great company, ablutions and water all for $13.20 per night!
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| Lucky Bay |
The bay was named in 1802 by Matthew Flinders when he was circumnavigating Australia. He experienced bad weather, found the bay which is sheltered from the elements and he considered this lucky.
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| Sand as white as snow |
The cape and many of the features in the vicinity were named by the Frenchman DÉntrecasteaux who sailed past on a voyage of discovery in the late 18th century. His ships were the Recherche and the Esperance, hence the name of the modern city.
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| Kangaroos visit the beach at dusk and feed on washed up seagrass |
The sand is formed from very small grains so they stick together and crust on the surface of the beach so walking over the sand crunches like snow!
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| Ornate Dragon, well camouflaged on the granite |
This area is known for it's sudden storms and strong winds and we got a taste of this on our second afternoon. The weather changed from a beautiful still morning with temperatures in the mid 20's to wind gusts of 50km/h and a drop to 13 degrees. Some rain too.
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| Frenchmans Peak |
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| Halfway up Frenchmans Peak |
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| Under the 'Peak' |
We had a great time walking the headlands and the beaches and this morning we climbed Frenchman's Peak, which is mostly a scramble up the granite walls. We were on the top by 8:15am enjoying the outstanding views and exploring the arch. We had the entire mountain to ourselves at that time of the morning!
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