Margaret and Jock: November 2013

Cape Le Grand is situated approximately 50 km East of Esperance and is known as one of WA's most spectacular National Park's. Lucky Bay is perfect and pristine with an ocean coloured in imaginable shades of blue with the whitest of sand. This incredible beauty with Kangaroos sunbathing on the beach is quite amazing.

We drove to Esperance along the beach the other day. Although it is only 22 km and a magnificent trip, one has to be proficient driving in the beach conditions and that certainly isn't me.

Beatrice - next year's birthday cake

Duke of Orleans

Wild Flowers

Jock dining at Lucky Bay - Cape Le Grand

Lucky Bay

Lucky Bay caravan park with a million dollar view and a friendly Kangaroo

Kangaroo looking for food

Albatross

Relaxing with my book after a swim at Lucky Bay

Cape Le Grand National Park

Our caravan - Lucky Bay

My friend & Joey

Jock trying to catch Salmon - Lucky Bay

Guy caught a salmon as we were driving along the beach - Lucky Bay

Thistle Bay

Cruise Ship

Esperance also known as The Bay of Isles is a scenic town on the southern coast of Western Australia with a Mediterranean - like climate and the whitest beaches in Australia. Esperance is one of WA’s best destinations with an abundance of spectacular beaches, National parks, natural attractions, water activities, islands, granite headlands, rugged coastal scenery and challenging walks. The endless perfect white luminescent sand acts as a stunning contrast to the turquoise water which is majestic to the eyes.

Historically a goldfields port, the Esperance port is now the service centre for the pastoral hinterland. The Dempsters, a pioneer family of Scottish descent, were the first settlers in the town of Esperance in the 1870s.

Esperance is blessed with spectacular beaches, a perfect climate and a relaxed, laidback lifestyle with kangaroos sun baking on the beach. the Recherche Archipelago is made up of a necklace of several hundred islands, enriching the coast of this beautiful region.

Cruise Ship

Esperance Waterfront

Iron Ore Carrier and Cruise Ship

Jock and Freddy the Frog

Memorial Day

Skylab's demise was an international media event, with merchandising, wagering on time and place of re-entry and nightly news reports. The San Francisco Examiner offered a $10,000 prize for the first piece of Skylab to be delivered to their offices. 17-year-old Stan Thornton scooped a few pieces of Skylab off the roof of his home in Esperance, Western Australia and caught the first flight to San Francisco, where he collected his prize.