Now I’m not sure where I left off on the last entry cos I’m too lazy to look but suffice to say we are now in Bremer Bay, some 3500 km from whence we left Benalla. Fuel cost to date amounts to $2346 so you can do the sums.
But, so far still worth every centime. If I remember correctly we left cocka doodle doo for Norseman where we overnighted in a council free camp along with millions of others (well as many as fitted) then proceeded to Esperance. Esperance as we had earlier discovered is a gem. A really loverly town, beautifully presented with some of the best beaches in the world. The sand is white, pure white. Only negative this time was the mounds of seaweed, but this is probably seasonal and really didn’t affect us at this time in winter. We did however see some hardy souls swimming at Lucky Bay
Whispering Rock at Cape Le Grange National Park, the view from Banners Lookout around the way from Esperance and a few other incidental shots thrown in for good measure….
This last one was our overnight at Fowlers Bay
All of the above shots were taken with my IPhone and for some reason they won’t sort into chronological sequence so I have to scroll through hundreds of miniscule images to find the ones I want – it’s tedious.
Along the way to Bremer Bay we stopped in Hopetoun. This was to enable a trip into Fitzgerald River National Park where we had previously been introduced to Royalty. We were not disappointed this time – we met hundreds of Royal Hakeas….
(somewhat phallic). Last time, back in 2013 we saw but a few. From the Hopetoun end there were hundreds. Strangest plants but fascinating…
so much so that the local police have captured an artists rendition.
The days are starting to warm up, we even saw 20 degrees yesterday but the nights are bloody chilly and too like home. I’m sure it’ll get better as we progress further north although we are still on the south coast for plenty of days yet.