Nov 13, 2009 - Margaret River to Esperance

Thursday 12th November Gary: What can I say, a long dull drive through several lifetimes of scrubby plants, a couple of nice towns, over a couple of rivers, past endless wheat fields until at last the line of signboard advertisements for accommodation let me know we were close to Esperance. ... Esperance is a lovely town located on and nearby some of the most spectacular beaches we’ve seen on this trip and for those of you who have been following this blog; you know we’ve seen a lot of them. ... We stopped by a wind farm and discovered that it provides Esperance with 27% of its power which is a pretty good chunk and hopefully this type of renewable energy will increase in the future. ... Back in town we stopped by the old tanker jetty, now a ruin but providing shade for Esperance’s most well known resident – Sammy the Seal. ... I could sit and watch the water all day but we headed back into town and stopped off at Esperance’s Museum, a huge display of historical items seemingly without any semblance of order, items ranging from a steam engine to old cars to farming machinery to old clothes to old jars of Marmite. ...

Nov 12, 2009 - Day 114 – Esperance - Beach research

There is a sign by the side of the road as you drive into Esperance, “Voted Australia’s best beaches”. ... Cape Le Grand National park is supposedly the home of the best of the best Esperance beaches. ... Our van park in Esperance set a new record for ‘rules’. ...

Nov 11, 2009 - Day 113 – Wave rock to Esperence – Space junk

Arriving at Esperance, the first thing you notice is the humidity that hits you. ... Esperance museum was the next stop. ... The Esperance Museum promotes itself as the “Best show in town”. ... This does not bode well for the remainder of the attractions!!!! Behind the museum is a ‘historic village’ which was nothing more than a collection of modern shops (and every second shop in Esperance is an art gallery) built into old buildings. ...

Oct 30, 2009 - Esperance

From the Stirling Range we drove north and joined the highway again at Jerramungup and headed east for 400 km to our last proper stop on this trip, Esperance, on the coast. ... Esperance was so named after the first ship to enter the bay in 1792, the French frigate L'Esperance. ... Esperance is often called the Bay of Isles as there many islands off this coast collectively called the Recherche archipelago (after another French ship). ... The town of Esperance is situated on a lovely bay and the islands offshore and the beautiful colour of the sea make this a very pleasant place to stay. ... Esperance is a popular holiday destination and there are several caravan parks in the town and all the usual services. ...

Jul 5, 2009 - Port of Esperance Tour

The main touristy thing we planned to do today was to go on a tour of the Port of Esperance which is run by the Apex Club of Esperance, under the guidance of the Port Authority. ... 30pm, we went and had a look at the jetty's along the foreshore of Esperance. ... The port is very important to Esperance as it has a huge export business of minerals, all sorts of grains, and fertilizers etc being shipped out. ... Following our port tour, we then went down to the Esperance Museum and looked through lots of memorabilia of the area including bits from when 'Skylab' fell out of the sky back in the 1970's. ...

Jul 4, 2009 - Esperance Scenic Loop

Today we returned to the coast. We arrived at Esperance at 2pm, with plenty of time to enjoy a drive and to enjoy the suggested 'Esperance Scenic Loop' which includes many beaches plus the Pink Lake. ... The beaches at Esperance are known for their 'sugar-white' sand bordered by brilliant blue-water bays, and they were just as advertised. ... We came across a few surfer's, and several fisherman, but no-one swimming, as it was cool and overcast today at approx 17 degrees.Today we returned to the coast. We arrived at Esperance at 2pm, with plenty of time to enjoy a drive and to enjoy the suggested 'Esperance Scenic Loop' which includes many beaches plus the Pink Lake. ... The beaches at Esperance are known for their 'sugar-white' sand bordered by brilliant blue-water bays, and they were just as advertised. ... We came across a few surfer's, and several fisherman, but no-one swimming, as it was cool and overcast today at approx 17 degrees....

Dec 30, 2008 - Esperance here we come

Finished my book, American Wife, before venturing out of bed. Then we arrived at the Seafront caravan park in Esperance just before two. ... Once, unpacked and kids cleaned out their part of the car we went to the nearest IGA to purchase tonight’s BBQ dinner.Finished my book, American Wife, before venturing out of bed. Then we arrived at the Seafront caravan park in Esperance just before two. ... Once, unpacked and kids cleaned out their part of the car we went to the nearest IGA to purchase tonight’s BBQ dinner....

Sep 16, 2008 - September 16 2008

September 16 2008 Today we drove to Esperance and set up camp. ... They had the jumping pillow up so we had a bounce and done a few front flips then went to the bakery for morning tea.September 16 2008 Today we drove to Esperance and set up camp. ... They had the jumping pillow up so we had a bounce and done a few front flips then went to the bakery for morning tea....

Jun 13, 2008 - 12th June, Esperance

Have entered Norseman as the map point for the previous blog, we were actually camped in an overnight stop east of Balladonia. Arrived Norseman, yummy curried egg sandwiches for lunch on the side of the road and then headed south to Esperance. ... Will spend 3 days here (hopefully some golf) before heading home on Sunday.Have entered Norseman as the map point for the previous blog, we were actually camped in an overnight stop east of Balladonia. Arrived Norseman, yummy curried egg sandwiches for lunch on the side of the road and then headed south to Esperance. ... Will spend 3 days here (hopefully some golf) before heading home on Sunday....

May 9, 2008 - Norseman to Esperance

This entry is only to allow us to get the line on the map between Norseman and Esperance, so it doesn't look like we have taken the water route. ...

Apr 15, 2008 - Esperance

Day 53 - 200km Esperance A couple of days to head south down to Esperance and the coast! In its own right Esperance has some amazing beaches, but having spent so long away from sand and sea it was a real relief to spend time in esperance. ... Deciding to head for the south west corner of australia instead of the more direct route through the wheat-farm region to perth was one i spent a long time on, but on the evidence of esperance alone it looks ...

Apr 5, 2008 - Denmark - Albany - Esperance - The Great Southern

Had to wait around, of course, for the obligatory sunset photos! Saturday 5 April - Albany to Esperance Today was a long driving day - in the rain! Drove through the Porongurup National Park (and saw "The Tree In The Rock" - yes, that's right, a tree growing out of a rock! Well a crevice in the rock to be precise). ... I really should have done a hike here for a couple of hours to break up the monotony of the driving but the weather was foul, so chickened out! Continued on for kilometre after kilometre with hardly another car passing me by on the long straight road to Esperance - the Jewel Of The South. ... Well I know I had driven for at least 20 minutes down this dirt track and a darn sight longer from Esperance itself - so this could be a very long walk! By now it was completely dark and there were no lights to be seen so I carried on walking. ...