Over the last two days, we have explored the coastline around Esperance as well as having a good poke around the town. Esperance is blessed with a stunning coastline and feels as though it is a comfortable place to be,
Yesterday we drove back along the Great Ocean Drive to the west of Esperance. Within 15 kilometres, there are many beaches and stopping places with wonderful views of the coast.
We came to the surf club and were surprised at the number of cars parked along the road and the number of people in the water. Apparentlyy, a funeral service was being held for one of the dedicated surf club members who had recently passsed away. It looked like it was quite the send off.
There are dozens of small islands along the coast around here. I had seen them from the air on flights to and from Perth as this is the area of the coast where Perth / Melbourne flights cross the coast. Seeing them from the shore was quite a different perspective.
Back in town, we were interested to see some of the fifteen, or so, murals on the walls of city buildings. Jill calls them ‘Muriels’. Most are self explanatory but the one near the RSL depicting the Light Horse Regiment in action was especially good.
Today we changed direction and drove about 45 kilometres to the Cape Le Grande National Park. The area reminded me a little of Wilsons Promontory National Park back home. Granite headlands with sloping rock faces at the edge of the water and brilliant white sands are common in both areas.
We also saw a few wildflowers that we had not seen before on this trip.
Tomorrow, we leave the coast and head north back to Norseman from where we will turn right and begin our homewards journey back across the Nullabor Plain.
