Great Land
Just say Esperance and many familiar with the Western Australian town would conjure the eye-catching yet remarkable marriage of Australia’s most-loved symbols.
Along the coastal town’s doorstep is one of the most iconic ‘Straya sights: nonchalant kangaroos sunbathing along its snow-white beach, Lucky Bay, in Cape Le Grand National Park, epitomising how exotic and incredible the Australian wilderness can truly be — and that’s just one lucky locale.
Some 696km south-east of Perth, Esperance is one of the State’s most visually spectacular destinations. Embraced by the Southern Ocean and Recherche Archipelago, the town is surrounded by marvels, even if some of those are — in every sense — out of this world.
But beyond its sweeping sceneries of towering cliffs, rocky headlands, a Barbie-pink lake and its postcard-perfect turquoise beaches, Esperance still manages to impress in other ways.
DIVING INTO THE PAST
“Let’s do the whole shebang,” I cheerily told my dad as we arrived at Esperance, continuing our road-tripping
