On the wild side
There are plenty of walks on the wild side to spectacular coastal sections and are part of the Le Grand Coastal Trail. We took the section to Dunn Rocks which was an easy stroll along a wide beach where the sand squeaked underfoot along the picture-perfect Lucky Bay. When we got to the campsite we had to pack all our stuff and leave Cape le Grand NP. We had to say goodbye to the massive granite and gneiss peaks rising from the coastal plain. Slowly the park’s rolling heathlands, home to western grey kangaroos and dense thickets of showy banksia, were replaced by cows and farmland.
On our way back we passed through the quiet town of Esperance and headed towards the great scenic drive from the town centre, a 38km tourist loop, called the Great Ocean Drive. This took us to beautiful surfing and fishing beaches, the wind farm (making Esperance completely energy self-sufficient) and the Pink Lake. The latter was a big fiasco… the lake wasn’t pink at all due to the dry weather conditions causing high salinity. Well, if you expect the pink from the pink lake near Adelaide… yes, then this is a bit disappointing.
We had to race against time to arrive during day light at our last wild campsite. This area is famous for the salt licks and great diversity of flora and fauna that live from these minerals. On our way we encountered many hopping kangaroos… while hoping not to get one in front of the car. Our last night was good for admiring the Milky Way and other millions of stars.
Serpentine NP
We decided to drive early morning from the campsite to Perth, so we had some time to visit Serpentine NP. Unfortunately this park was packed, due to Easter and we cancelled our plans to swim. Instead we went a bit unprepared for a hike along Serpentine River. The surrounding of this park are really nice and it would be worth coming back to do the hike in winter. While we had lunch the kangaroos were curiously close to us. Or just chilling around. It’s a great photo opportunity, but people tend to forget that they’re still wild animals. Keeping them wild means keeping safety. After this last stop we headed back home and such an amazing time. On our way back we made already the next plans 🙂
Travelling is not a question of “why should I travel”, but “why shouldn’t I”.
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