To Cape Le Grand and back

Yet again I write this from Esperance but we haven't been here the whole time.  On wednesday we left the caravan park in Esperance under slightly grey skies and headed some 65 or so kms to Cape Le Grand National Park.  There's a choice of 2 camping areas, Lucky Bay and Le Grand camp area.  Lucky Bay is a beautiful bay as the name suggests with white silica sand that forms a hard base to drive on and enticing turquoise waters (sunshine permitting!!).  We did a return visit yesterday when the sun was presenting it's very best side and there were quite a few people in swimming (too cold for us though).  The beach was busy with people swimming, cars driving along and three small kangaroos that were being inquisitive and friendly and a coffee cart!!!  The camping area provides probably 20 or so caravan sites, all fairly close together.

                             The kangaroo seemed quite happy to be patted by beachgoers

                               The beach was great to drive along
There are an amazing number of bays and coves to explore in the NP and walking tracks that connect them.  Views along the tracks are truly amazing and unfortunately my photos just don't do it justice but here goes

We however stayed at the Le Grand camping area (shown in this photo taken from high up on the boulders)  Each camp area is sheltered and individual with probably 10-20 metres of bush between and just behind the sand dunes.  Camp kitchen was good and warm showers via solar hot water when available.  We shared a 'double' camp site with Bruce and Kathy

A very short trot over the sand dune provided us with a great view of the water and in the evening a lovely sunset.  Last night much to our surprise there were 2 brumbys enjoying a forage amongst the scrub

they seemed completely unperturbed by our presence.

As we were so close, we took a drive out to Cape Arid NP, where you can also camp.  The camp area is what I would refer to as more basic, less protected and probably 120 ams east of Cape Le Grand.  If total isolation is what you're after this is probably the place to be but definitely not as picturesque overall.

The boys did try some fishing off the rocks and David only managed to land a small snook which he threw back.
Tomorrow we head off again in a Westerly direction after restocking in the morning (no 7 day/week shopping here).  Our aim is to call in and hopefully camp at as many areas as possible along the coast but with school holidays looming in another week here we may have to rethink that plan.
Will update next time we have internet.