Whistle Rock and Thistle Cove
17 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Standing in just the right position, you can hear the reason the rock gets its name when it amplifies the sound of the wind. It was a really nice place to stop and enjoy the surroundings while lookingLeia mais
Hellfire Bay
17 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We had one of the top 10 beaches in the world basically all to ourselves. Sure, it was a little cold at the start and the waves hurt when they smacked you in the face, but it was such a good morningLeia mais
Wharton Beach
17 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Another beautiful and almost empty beach. We stopped here for a calmer swim.
Another place to rant about the 4WDers... There's that entire beach to park on, and at one point Juanes was sunbathing onLeia mais
Great Ocean Drive
18 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Instead of listing each location, I'll just add them all here. These are a bunch of the stops and lookouts for the different beaches as part of the Great Ocean Drive in this area. Admittedly, this isLeia mais
Another failed Pink Lake
18 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Oh well, was worth a try.
Esperance Stonehenge
18 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Only something you could believe by being there. A complete, to-scale Stonehenge, perfectly aligned with the solstice, here in Esperance. Even with modern construction methods, this required a lot ofLeia mais
Twilight Beach
18 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The sun came out, still a little windy, but it was worth it for a swim here.
Barrens Beach
19 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We left Esperance this morning and began heading west again. It was nice to spend a few days in the same place.
Our first stop for a swim was Barrens Beach, where we got in among the rocks to useLeia mais
Cave Point Lookout and West Beach
19 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A short walk up to see Cave Point, aptly named. Part of the walk is to look out at West Beach nearby, which looked beautiful and dramatic. The flora here really fascinated Alex and me too, definitelyLeia mais
Bremer Bay Lookout and Windmill
19 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It's very uncommon in our travels to be able to go up and touch a windmill power generator, so that was a surprise to be so close. Then we walked up to the metal lookout tower to see across the BremerLeia mais
Bremer Bay Jetty
19 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Pilot Whales
20 de fevereiro, Great Australian Bight ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The first animal spotted during our Orca tour was a pod of sleepy pilot whales. Apparently similar in a lot of ways to orcas, but smaller and darker. A nice early find on the way out to theLeia mais
Striped Dolphins
20 de fevereiro, Great Australian Bight ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Four hours of absolutely nothing, then out of nowhere a big pod of very fast-moving striped dolphins rushed away from something.
Orcas
20 de fevereiro, Great Australian Bight ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Shortly after the dolphins, we saw what they were running from, finally found the orcas... But they were in stealth mode and not really wanting to be found. "Slinky" was the word being used in theLeia mais
Sperm Whale
20 de fevereiro, Great Australian Bight ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
And this appears to have been what the orcas were stalking. They knew this big sperm whale was in the area and were following its journey. There isn't much chance that the orcas were going to attackLeia mais
Australian Sea Lion
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Lastly, while heading back into dock, we spotted Glass Island to see the sea lions sunbathing on the rock, including a little pup.
Sharp Point
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
On our way again, leaving Bremer Bay behind. First stop is just south of Albany at Sharp Point. It took us a little longer to get here then planned as Juanes said he might have an ear infection. So weLeia mais
Albany Historic Whaling Station
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Wow, what an emotional kind of place, more so knowing it was operating up until the end of 1978. The only complete Whaling Station in the world, and it preserved a whaling ship. After seeing such big,Leia mais
Misery Beach
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
A small beach, but was pretty enough to stop for a swim. Also named one of the most beautiful beaches in the world despite it's size. But it didn't always look that pretty, hence the name. With thisLeia mais
Salmon Holes
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
It's interesting that the salmon come here for part of the year to hide from the big fish, using the limestone as a home from which to go out and hunt in the deeper waters. It's where salmon andLeia mais
Jimmy Newell Harbour Lookout
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
The Gap and Natural Bridge
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
A very dramatic sight, especially with the wind and weather we had when we arrived, which really just made it better in my opinion. The way the waves smashed against the rocks and came up to where weLeia mais
Longest Zorb roll in the World
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Somehow Alex thought this was a good idea. I swear I almost passed out twice. Two minutes of literally no control, bouncing around inside a ball of cold water on someone's property. Poor Juanes had toLeia mais
Andrew GawLooks like fun 😝. How long are you in Perth for? I get back from Thailand on the 12/3
ViajanteI should already be back on the East Coast by now, but Virgin cancelled our flight so now I'm sitting in the Perth airport for 5 hours before flying back to Brisbane for 6 hours and then flying to Sydney tomorrow morning.
Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk
21 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Some of the tallest trees in the world are 400 years old. We continue being a little adventurous by walking through the treetops at 40 meters above the ground on a suspension walkway.
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
22 de fevereiro, Austrália ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
It wasn't open yet and apparently we were already late (Yes i know, it was only 8:35), getting up in the mornings had been a challenge I admit. So this is the closest view we got of the LighthouseLeia mais