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Adelaide to Esperance

October - November 2022
A 28-day adventure by Going Places Oz & Robert Read more
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  • Adelaide to Esperance
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    Day 1

    Overnight in Kimba

    October 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Left home early and headed to Laura and Dylan's place to hook up the van.
    All went well and we pulled out of their place about 8:45am, not as early as Rob had planned but we are on holidays so...
    Headed to Port Pirie to drop in on Rob's dad and Maggie for an early lunch.
    Left Port Pirie and headed to Kimba.
    After plenty of roadworks and what we hope was arranged for us by our friend Nigel (see pic) our escort helped to get us through the road works and we arrived in Kimba mid afternoon. We stopped to take a pic of the big Galah which is at the "Half way across Australia point" before checking into the caravan Park just out of the town for the night.
    Told to choose our own spot, we chose a drive thru site.
    Wanting to stretch our legs after a day in the car, we walked back into the town to check out the silo art, which was amazing.    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
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    Day 2

    Very windy day

    October 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C

    We left Kimba just before 7am to try and beat the wind, this worked for a little while but not all that long.
    Quick stop in Wudinna to view the "Farmer Statue" made of granite. Amazing how someone can do this.
    Then headed to Penong.
    Arrived in Ceduna at lunch time and after a walk down the jetty decided the winds were too strong to continue driving to Penong, so we had lunch on the side of the road in the caravan and found a caravan park that could accommodate us for the night.
    Shelly beach caravan park, a few kilometres just outside of ceduna said no problems, drive on in.
    So we booked in there for the night and out of the wind a much as possible.
    Lovely park with great amenities, tucked behind the sand dunes.
    Took a walk on the beach and funnily enough we were the only ones, so windy, the sand gave our legs a great sand blast!
    Hoping the wind dies down a bit so we can head towards the Nullabour Roadhouse tomorrow .    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
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    Day 4

    Penong

    November 1, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    So after staying another night (Monday) in Ceduna due to it being just too wet and windy to travel we had a fairly quiet day.
    A bit of a drive around Ceduna and out to Thevenard to check out the lighthouse memorial at Pinky Point. Such a windy night wasn't sure if we would even get away again this morning. But the winds dropped enough for us to head to Penong. Lovely clean, flat Caravan Park back off the highway where we booked in for a night.
    Took a walk around the Windmill museum where the largest windmill in Australia is. Interesting to read about all the different windmills on display.
    Was hoping to drive to lake MacDonnell to see the pink/blue lake but apparently due to the weather over the last week both sides are brown at the moment, so will see if it's settled on our way back.
    Walked to the Penong hotel to watch the Melbourne cup. Yahoo, I picked the winner😃, but 😕I didn't actually put any money on it! Oh well, it was still fun to relax and watch the cup run.
    Went back to the pub for dinner. Meals were huge, neither of us could finish them.    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
    Day 5

    Hit Western Australia today!

    November 2, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Left Penong as the sun shone through the clouds at 7am and headed for the Nullarbor.
    Stopped for a look around the old Nullarbor Roadhouse and a quick coffee / breakfast in the van.
    When we got to the top of the Great Australian Bight we stopped at Oceans Lookout to check out the view.
    Very overcast but beautiful, rolling waves onto the rocks below.
    Then onto the quarantine checkpoint where the lady only had a quick look in our van fridge from the door and didn't look in any cupboards or want to check the car fridge.
    We didn't have any fruit or veg so was all good.
    Back on the road and across the border into Western Australia.
    Stopped at Eucla for more fuel (seems that's all we've been doing is filling up) this was the dearest at $2.89 a litre so far, but was cheaper than back at the Nullabor roadhouse where we didn't purchase at $3.09.
    Staying tonight at Madura Caravan Park, a bush setting, power but no water, choose your own spot.    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
    Day 6

    Esperance here we come

    November 3, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Woke up super early as our bodies have not adjusted to WA time.
    Backed up and was on the road before 7am ( but at least in WA the sun is up at this time).
    Continued to head north and decided to see how the day went and where we ended up.
    Stopped at cocklebiddy roadhouse to se the rescued wedge tailed eagles Samantha and Bruce, beautiful birds but a bit sad to se them caged.
    On a bit further to Belladonia for a breakfast coffee and bite to eat. We walked thru the Heritage Museum inside the roadhouse, mostly reminded me of my grandparents farm.
    Back onto the highway and the start of the "90 mile straight" Longest straight road in Australia.
    And yep, you guessed it, it was straight and long!
    Arrived in Norseman early afternoon for a late lunch, thought we might try the cafe... Nope, lunch in the caravan was more appealing. Lovely wall art where we parked our van, but not alot else appealed about the town so
    decided to drive the last 200km and get to Esperance today. Lovely park we've booked in for the next couple of weeks.    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
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    Day 7

    Wow Esperance, what a place!

    November 4, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Wow, we were hoping that the beaches would be nice in and around Esperance, and they are not disappointing.
    We have only been to just a few but they are beautiful.
    Ten Mile Lagoon this morning was so lovely we walked all the way to Nine Mile Beach and back again, about 75 minutes. Already catching some sun to colour my legs!
    This afternoon we headed to Twilight beach and Rob just had to have a swim it was so lovely.
    The winds picked up and so we headed around to a more secluded bay called Observatory Bay where we tried out my drone. A bit too windy and being complete novices we nearly lost it! But the little footage we did get was spectacular. This bay just beautiful.    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
    Day 8

    Esperance Stonehenge

    November 5, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Started the day with a lovely run along the town esplanade passed the whale tail with little windows of stain glass along its edge.Then we had a visit to the towns Visitor Centre, they had plenty of great brochures with places to visit so took a few to explore.
    Walked past a small lake covered in water lillies, just beautiful also went past a few big wall murals painted on sides of buildings done by some very talented artists.
    We decided on a short drive out to Esperance Stonehenge, a full size replica of the original "Stonehenge" in the UK as it would have looked around 1950BC, but made out of pink granite instead of sandstone. So this will not deteriorate like the original has.
    What an amazing site and to know each stone weighs between 35-50 tonne and they are just stood in place, not secured in anyway.
    After lunch we went to West Beach, again another stunning beach. Had another more successful go with the drone which was good to know we can improve!    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
    Day 9

    A good day for a drive

    November 6, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    After a later start, hopefully finally adjusting to WA time we got up about 7am.
    We decided on a drive out to Cape Le Grand National Park to see how the campground worked for our stay later on.
    A lovely drive out seeing some very well fed cattle in the paddocks, sharing the grass with just as many kangaroos at times.
    Cape let Grand National Park didn't disappoint.
    We checked out the camp grounds and decided if we can which sites we would prefer when we arrive next week. It's pick a site from what's available on the day.
    We then checked out Lucky Bay and Hellfire Bay. Both stunning bays. At Hellfire Bay we were even lucky enough to see a seal swimming around in the shallows.    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
    Day 10

    Wet rainy night

    November 7, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    What a wet and thundery night. The rain and thunder set in from 3:30am and didn't stop till mid morning.
    So instead of exploring more beaches this morning we explored Woolworths instead!
    Did a quick grocery shop then had a relaxing coffee in the free wifi cafe called dome in Esperance main centre.
    After lunch when the rain stopped we headed to Eleven Mile Beach with the drone again.
    Getting better each flight.
    We did an hour walk along Eleven Mile Beach in overcast conditions. Still lovely even if the sun not shining.
    Then we went to the old Wind Farm to read about when they had 2 farms working. Now only the bases still standing and the turbines of one on the ground for viewing.
    After an early dinner in the van we went for a walk along the Esplanade but the weather started to turn so didn't get in many of the jetties, will go back another day to complete.    Read more

  • Adelaide to Esperance
    Day 11

    Picnic on Salmon Beach

    November 8, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Packed a picnic and headed to Salmon Beach.
    Weather still overcast and not really what you would call warm, but we want to explore as many beaches as we can and not alot of wind today.
    Salmon Beach was really nice and we set up our gas cooker and had a cuppa and toasted sandwiches for lunch. The gas cooker works great.
    After lunch we went to Observatory Beach this was nice but so much erosion in the sand dunes showed how unsafe a cliff face area can be.
    Thought we were then heading for Dolphin Cove but when we got there the sign said Picnic Cove, so not sure. But not a really nice cove/beach.
    Headed back into to Esperance and went for a walk along the Esplanade and out the main jetty which is 400m long and has a great diving platform off the bottom of it and an artificial reef built for scuba divers. Better weather may see us trying this another time.    Read more

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