Western Australia

and South Australia

Albany, Bremer Bay, Fitzgerald River National Park,

Esperance, Nullabor, Streaky Bay

October 30 to November 12, 2025

The southern West Australian coast continued to thrill us.

It had been a major inducement for us to return to the road

and it didn't disappoint

Hiking through Torndirrup National Park near Albany

Banksia bonanza

A riot of pea flowers

Salmon Holes

Big rocks :)

Natural Bridge

... and The Gap

Looking down at the surging water. I held on tight

Turquoise waters of Bremer Bay drew us on

The clarity and colour of the water is unbelievable

Swim time!

Wellstead Estuary. Truly amazing

Fabulous bike ride along the estuary and into town

Garry went afishin'
but alas no fish bitin'

Moving right along. Wheat harvest is well underway.
These silos showcasing banksias at Ravensthorpe are impressive

Country boy checking out the chaser bins and headers

Fitzgerald River National Park was our next destination.

It's within the Fitzgerald Biosphere with over 2500 different flora species,

125 of which are found nowhere else in the world

The Barrens Regelia, a species of WA bottlebrush

The extraordinary Royal Hakea is the Fitz emblem

We determined to climb East Mt Barren

The boardwalk didn't last long ...

A steep hard little climb but so worth it.
G is in the frame, up up up the rocky path

Fabulous views from the top

Coves and beaches and headlands galore

A wee goanna popped out to say 'ello

The weather was changing.

We had one day to explore Esperance and Cape Le Grand so we hit the road

Twilight Beach near Esperance was etched in my memory

Sublime!!!!

Then to Lucky Bay in Cape Le Grand National Park

Frenchman Peak

Going up ... wearing crocs!

Super windy. Bit scary really
especially without the correct footwear

No whales at this time
but lots of reminders that Esperance is whale central much of the year

It was time to head for the Nullabor Plain,

exit Western Australia and embrace South Australia

First stop was Norseman. Norseman is so named after a horse
who became lame after a gold nugget became stuck in his hoof.
The gold rush followed

Fabulous murals scattered around town

G lurking among Norseman's camels.
The art work pays tribute to the role camels played in Australia's development

In Esperance we bought one three iron golf club, a bunch of old balls and a gaggle of tees.

We had decided to play the Nullabor Links, the world's longest golf course,

18 holes from Kalgoorlie in WA to Ceduna in SA

We joined the course in Norseman

It's a pretty rough course

G trying to follow his ball's trajectory

He found it!

Jen up next

The Royal Norseman Golf Club

We camped at Fraser Range Station that night

Curious cloud formations sitting atop the hill

(Almost) full moon rising

We were back driving the 'fairways' the next day

Bush chipping ...

Each roadhouse hosts a hole.
A great way to break up the trip ... and so much fun!

A little yoga in the scrub

The camp sites were fabulous
and almost always on our own

Sadly, our final WA sunset

The next day I hit a birdy.
The ball hit a tree, then a rock, sailed over a bush
and G said "I think you're on the green" (we couldn't see the green!)
When we got there, we couldn't find it ... until we checked the hole. Ah hah!
A fluke but I'll take it!