ALBANY AND ESPERANCE

We stayed at Albany for two nights, mainly so I could get some Christmas shopping done. I realised I was running out of time and may have a limited number of shopping centres on the road ahead of us.

We went for a short drive while we were there to have a look around. The coastline was quite spectacular.


This spot is called The Gap, due to the very deep gap between the rocks. The ocean made a thunderous sound and it was quite windy, so it was a bit scary looking down over the railing.

Right near The Gap is Natural Bridge, another amazing rock formation.

The beaches around this area are beautiful. The sand is so white, and the water in the shallows is a brilliant blue.

This secluded beach is a popular and safe spot for salmon.

On our last morning in Albany, I found two brand new kites, unopened, that someone had left in the laundry room with 'FREE - TAKE ME' written on them. Well, how could I resist?!

We stayed a night in Ravensthorpe before heading on to Esperance.

We made it in time to grab one of the last campsites at Lucky Bay in Cape Le Grand National Park, about 55km out of Esperance. It is known as having the whitest beach in Australia.

The sand is very fine and seems to stay wet. The kids were surprised to find that it was a bit sticky to walk on - a bit like clay.

It was very windy, which was great for testing out the new kites. The kids have never flown kites before and thought it was great fun.

The wind was so strong at times that Tara was almost lifted off the ground.

On Saturday afternoon we went to go for a drive and the car wouldn't start. When the engine finally kicked over, the woman in the caravan next to us said, "You wouldn't want to get stuck here." I thought, there are worse places we could get stuck...much worse! It was like a gentle reminder to get the car serviced before we drive across the Nullarbor Plain. We paid for two nights at a caravan park in Esperance and had the car serviced today.