Out West Day 11

 

We woke to another sunny morning and decided to go to a local market which was a few kms out of town in the Museum Precinct.  There were a lot of stalls with very interesting home made items.  I bought some beeswax food covers and a few other little things for the grandchildren..

We left the market and drove back into Esperance and took some photos around this lovely town.

An old railway crane in a park - some rust here in Esperance

The Whale Tail Sculpture, Esperance Foreshore

An old railway crane in a park

A fountain with seals carved out of rock

Whale tail sculpture

The Whale Tail sculpture represents the South Right Whales that frequent the ocean in the winter months in and around Esperance.

The very good market stalls

We enjoyed driving around the town of Esperance to do some sightseeing and then went back to the van for lunch and a rest. Later in the afternoon we drove out to Wheatfield Lake which was about 10 km from Esperance as we heard that the sunset is wonderful there and I love a good sunset.

Wheatfield Lake is part of the Esperance Lakes Nature Reserve and is known for its importance as a wetland habitat, particularly for migratory shorebirds.

Sunset at Wheatfield Lake

We only saw one bird and it was high in a tree but it was magnificent.  

What I did see while walking around was a snake, and I almost trod on it!  Surprisingly I didn't feel scared and it was probably more scared of me, as it slithered away and I made a dash for the car!  

I managed to get a couple of photos before it made its way into the bush.  I should have been more aware of snakes in the area but think I was only interested in taking my sunset photos.  We are not sure what the Snake is, but on checking I think it is a Dugite, which is common in Southern WA and is very poisonous. Must remember to look where I am walking in future.

The end of another great day and I luckily escaped uninjured!

Cape Le Grande, Esperance, WA

We set off  from Esperance for the drive to Cape Le Grande National Park  on Day 10 of our trip.   Cape Le Grande National Park  is approximately 56 km east of Esperance. 

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On the Cape Le Grande road

Frenchman's Peak is a massive Granite outcrop

We didn't climb up to the cave but zoomed in on this one

Frenchman's Peak was seen from quite a distance and the name comes from the shape of the hats of French troops in the 1800's

Banksia flower

Le Grande beach

Le Grand beach

Le Grand beach

Hellfire Bay

Hellfire  Bay had a good walkway down to the beach

Our next stop was at Lucky Bay and we were very lucky there as there was a Coffee Van right on the beach -very Lucky for us!

Coffee on the beach - perfect!

The colours were stunning

And then another surprise as we walked along the beach - kangaroos having a fish lunch!

Our next stop was Thistle Cove, another beautiful beach and Whistling Rock. We stood under it and there was a slight whistling sound.

Whistling Rock 

And more wildflowers along the way.

Happy Mother's Day