On our way to Hopetoun we stopped at Stokes National Park , a small National Park with very limited access for 2WDs....this is a view of the paperbarks along the Stokes inlet shore.

 

View of Culham Inlet and Four Mile Beach near Hopetoun.

 

Change in the weather....this is West Beach in Hopetoun. It made Pete and I realize how lucky we have been with such beautiful weather earlier. We spent the afternoon walking along the beaches in the strong winds then picked up a nice bottle of red from the Hopetoun pub and spent the evening reading our books and occasionally  going outside to watch the lightning.

 

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.