We are now camping at the Duke of Orleans Caravan Park . The beaches just keep getting more beautiful...above and below are photos of Wharton Beach...unbelievable....

 

and Little Wharton Beach...my favourite......again all to ourselves....

 

 

This morning we set off on a coastal walk form Lucky Bay to Thistle Cove ....such  a lovely walk, fantastic granite outcrops and beautiful views along the coast...above we are approaching Thistle Cove where we had a swim...we had the beach to ourselves!

 

 

Climbing Frenchman Peak...Cape Le Grande National Park....really unusual rock formations at the summit and panoramic views of the stunning coastline.

 

The crystal clear water at Hellfire Bay where we stopped for a swim and lunch

 

My first unforgettable view of the beaches of Esperance...this is West Beach.... We spent the day exploring the beautiful beaches along the Great Ocean Walk

 

Le Grande Beach in the Cape Le Grand National Park ...we arrived early afternoon

 

Lucky Bay, Cape Le Grande National Park  at sunset... we stayed in the campground here..

 

Lake Magic Hyden....The Wave Rock Walk Circuit.

 

Pete looking at the Aboriginal rock art in Mulka's Cave ,16km north of Hyden. We then walked the Kalari Trail  over The Humps another giant granite outcrop.

 

Our van, that will be our home for the next 10 days as we venture south.

 

Wave Rock...Hyden...where we spent our first night, Spent the afternoon walking over the top of Hyden Rock.

 

Elton John again...Tonight Pete and I went to drinks at Bar One first with his clients and then met Mandy and Jeremy at the concert. Elton is truly a magnificent performer and I really enjoyed his band especially his drummer...one of the originals, Nigel Olsson.

 

Above is the view of the our golf course from the bar..how lucky are we....and below is a photo of the kangaroo paws on the 11th tee. Today Pete and I played with Jane and Paul in the Davidson Clock. It was a beautiful day and the course looked lovely. Paul was my partner and we played well, but Pete and Jane together had a  good score of 7up which won them a prize.