Monday, February 18, 2008

Australia's Best Beaches...

as voted by Australians. So far we have no reason to doubt that the beaches at Cape LeGrand are the best in Australia. After Kalgoorlie we headed to Esperance and the winds we copped on the Nullarbor had followed us. Going anywhere near the beach in town was an effort, with the winds blowing a gale and white tip waves the norm. After 2 nights in town we headed into Cape LeGrand National Park, only to be greeted by a sign "No Vacancies: Camping & Caravan Areas Full". We couldn't believe it; it was Monday and school holidays had finished. We rang the rangers to make sure it was right and yep it was full...like a puppy with its tail between its legs we went back to the caravan park to the same spot and much to the amusement of our neighbours. We headed out the following day and spent the whole day there. Short notes:
  • Driving on LeGrand Beach, twice, and nearly getting bogged because I was too lazy to let the tyres right down. I didn't want to fetch the compressor from behind the kids seat to blow them back up again (there were too many toys to move). Nothing to worry about, the tide was only a few metres away and coming in!
  • Hellfire Beach, just beautiful.
  • Thistle Cove, simply stunning.
  • Lucky Bay over-rated and the camping area had everyone packed in like sardines; might as well be in a caravan park in town!
  • Frenchmans Peak: a granite? hill with a kind of lid on top. Under the 'lid' was a little oasis shielded from the sun and wind.
  • Whistling Rock, shaped like a wave that actually howled when the wind blew.
  • The big highlight of nailing the Toyota jump 'Oh What a Feeling' on our third attempt (see photos). It's harder than it looks with the camera set on timer - try it! The preceding photos are classics, pulled faces, toilet squats etc. You won't be seeing them though...
  • After driving out of the National Park we took note of the empty camp sites and weren't too impressed to see the same "No Vacancies..." sign still at the entrance!
 


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