Esperance to Hyden, Wave Rock to Albany

1st stop after Esperance.....Hopetoun

 

beautiful spot with a pub and beautiful beaches and not much else, would have stayed here except everything was booked out because of a fishing competition 

 

 

next stop Ravensthorpe for a couple of days

painted silos at Ravensthorpe... Banksias the local flower

main street Ravensthorpe

 

View from Arthurs Drive lookout over Ravensthorpe

 

beautiful wild flowers we found on the drive up to lookout and its not even spring

on the way to Wave Rock

Karlgarin our home, just outside Hyden while at Wave ROCK for 2 days

 

display in main street Hyden

 

MULKAS CAVE

 

aboriginal art inside the cave

on top of the cave 

us at Wave Rock 

we got washed away Ha Ha

 on top of the wave

HipposYawn

what a rock!

Lake Grace on the way to Albany

and Pingrup

still heading to Albany

the Stirling Ranges in the back ground

it was a beautiful drive through the ranges to Albany

Albany here we are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esperance

 

 

 

Salmon Gums, a place on the way to Esperance, the were many pink coloured gum trees along this way

 

 

 

first sight of sea water after leaving Kalgoorlie

coming in to Esperance

driveway into our Caravan Park "Seafront Caravan Park"

View of Jetty from the park

Whale of a "tale"feature on main Jetty area Esperance

 

Clock Tower Port Jetty Area

 

Gardens in Port Jetty Area

our front yard for a few days

caught this for dinner, but only enough for a snack at happy hour

 

 

view from Rotary lookout at the beginning of the Tourist Coastal tour what a great day

took numerous photos of spectacular and pretty views on the way around, too many to put on here.... but here are some

went down for a look but beach was deserted

finished with a visit to the pink lake which wasn't pink any more