BakersOnTour (2012): 2012, October 17/20 - Esperance to Cape Le Grande National Park

Trip Meter Reading Start – 9007

What a site...Lucky Bay, Cape Le Grande National Park

Trip Meter Reading Finish – 9167(160 kms)

Accommodation
Lucky Bay campground within the Cape Le Grande National Park; $9 per adult; $2 per child per night. Hot and cold water solar showers; flushing toilets; corner sites have ocean views over the bay. These are the best ones as you get protection from the vegetation. Probably the best camp site we have stayed at on this trip. Just stunning!!!

Comments – Luke
Wednesday – Today we drove across a headland and saw a very large pot of dolphins splashing about after that we went to McDonalds for lunch and had a burger. We then drove to Lucky Bay and set up camp at Cape Range national park. The beach sand was white and the water was clear.

Home sweet Home, Lucky Bay

Thursday – Today Mum and I walked to Thistle Bay on the way we saw lots of pretty lizards and wild flowers at Thistle Bay there were lots of cool rock formations and nice water after that Dad picked us up and we went fishing at Hell fire Bay and we caught six bait fish off the rocks. We then went fishing at camp but did not catch anything.

Good catch Dad....Lucky Bay - Murrawong?

Look at this little Beauty - lizards at Cape Le Grande National Park

Luke on the trail from Lucky Bay to Thistle Bay - Cape Le Grande National Park

Friday – Today we went to Frenchman’s Peak for a walk. The walk was 3 km when you get up to the top you can see the ocean and is 262 metres above ground. After that we went to camp and me and dad went fishing but didn’t get a bite we also saw kangaroo’s laying on the beach. After that we had happy hour.

Beautiful flowers at the base of Frenchmans Peak

Joey on the beach just metres from our camp site

Saturday – Today I rode my bike to the end of the beach and back and saw a whale with its calf. We saw the calf jumping out of the water and it was slapping its fins. It was only 50 metres off the beach but dad swam across to a rock and ran to the end of it and he was 10 metres away from it. After that I carried a 3 metre long plank of wood on my bike. The beach was 5 km long I put the plank of wood over some stinky weed that still had its nutrients in it. After that we had happy hour again.

Luke transporting a log back to camp

Comments – Mum and Dad

Wednesday - Ocean Drive; large pod of whales near observatory; Lunch at Maccas

Set up camp; white sand and kangaroos on beach; watched snorkelers spearing for fish

Thursday – Luke and Nic walked to Thistle Bay from camp where I picked them up; then we drove out to Hellfire Bay where we fished catching herring, whiting and mullet; white beaches and clear water. Admired Frenchman Peak with large cave through the top. Took photos of wild flowers; also fished at Lucky Bay on headland which has small rock caves. Kangaroos sleeping and lazing about on the beach; one was eating a fish; Had a drink with Dave from Victor Harbour that we had met in Esperance.

Friday – We drove to Frenchman Peak and walked up 262metres of rock. Met Max and Leah from Melbourne and invited them back for happy hour. We drove to Rossiter Bay for a look; Happy hour with Max, Leah, Darcy, Lornetta and Dave. Discussed places to see in SA.

Frenchmans Peak - 262 metres high

Almost at the peak

Come on Mum! You can do it!

Happy hour at Lucky Bay with Darcy, Lorinne, Dave, Me and Mark

Saturday – Whale and her calf sighted in the bay. We walked and Luke rode along Lucky Bay where we saw the baby whale breaching. We ran up and viewed them for a couple of hours. Luke balanced a large piece of timber on his bike to use as a plan over a wet area at camp. Happy hour again with Darcy and Lorrine – school teacher hot legs and painter steve and poms ???