Friday, 10 September
At last the wind has dropped, the rain has stopped and the sun has appeared occasionally! We decided to take advantage of the weather and set out for the scenic tourist drive along the coast and cliffs. Even though the sky was still very overcast, the white sand beaches still made the sea, in close to shore, the most beautiful blue. The 20 km stretch of coastline was rather stunning, with white sandy beaches and granite outcrops and headlands. Of course, the low coast scrub was a mass of colour!
The road also took us past Pink Lake, which wasn’t actually pink. This lake has a very high salt concentration and the information sign let us know that at times a green algae actually made the water look pink.
Not far from the caravan park, there is an old taker jetty which extends over 700 metres into the bay. This is a favourite haunt for sea lions and we were lucky enough to spot one this afternoon.
Esperance is a nice town which would have been much more enjoyable if the weather had been kinder. At least today was a bit warmer, too!
At last the wind has dropped, the rain has stopped and the sun has appeared occasionally! We decided to take advantage of the weather and set out for the scenic tourist drive along the coast and cliffs. Even though the sky was still very overcast, the white sand beaches still made the sea, in close to shore, the most beautiful blue. The 20 km stretch of coastline was rather stunning, with white sandy beaches and granite outcrops and headlands. Of course, the low coast scrub was a mass of colour!
The road also took us past Pink Lake, which wasn’t actually pink. This lake has a very high salt concentration and the information sign let us know that at times a green algae actually made the water look pink.
Not far from the caravan park, there is an old taker jetty which extends over 700 metres into the bay. This is a favourite haunt for sea lions and we were lucky enough to spot one this afternoon.
Esperance is a nice town which would have been much more enjoyable if the weather had been kinder. At least today was a bit warmer, too!
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