Australian Traveller

AROUND TOWN

81 ESPERANCE, WA

How to spend a perfect day in Western Australia’s south-coast gem of Esperance, according to the team behind its coolest caravan coffee van, Coffee Cat.

You’ll find it stationed on theTanker Jetty Headland.

START THE DAY with a Dukes single-origin long black or Bonsoy flat white from Coffee Cat, made more enjoyable by the great view of the Esperance Bay. Wander along the foreshore to town central and pick up a warm croissant with Nutella from Downtown Espresso Bar.

TIME TO GET IN THE LANDCRUISER and drive along Wylie Bay beach. Maybe the conditions will be good for a body surf? Continue driving the beach and arrive at Cape Le Grand National Park. Climb Frenchman Peak for a spectacular view of the Bay of Isles’ many islands.

FOR LUNCH there is no better place for a barbecue than Hellfire Bay, only

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