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Thought I'd post a few pics of trip I did with my son and a mate between the 28th December and the 3rd January this year, the plan was to follow the old telegraph track east from of Esperance to Eucla as best we could, given the time available.
It was 45°c the day we left Perth, but apart from the first day, it was mostly cool and overcast with the occasional spitting rain just for good measure.
After camping the first night west of Norseman on the Hyden Norseman Road we got to Esperance and then headed east.
A swim was called for at Cape Legrand after the hot trip down from Perth.
Our second night was spent at Poison Creek in Cape Arid National Park. The park had recently been burnt out by a major bushfire.
Overlooking the creek mouth, you can see the burnt sections. We camped near the clump of bushes beside the creek.
The western end of the telegraph track has been closed due to dieback so it was back out to Fisheries Road and on to Israelite Bay
Just before Israelite Bay is Lake Daringdella.
Then onto Israelite Bay. There’s not a lot there, but there were lots of groups camping amongst the dunes.
Point Demspter, Israelite Bay
Old jetty
East of Israelite Bay we came across our first pole on the track.
After failing to find Wattle Camp (due to incorrect GPS coordinates) it was onto the beach to the Bilbunya Dunes. Against our better judgement we got onto the beach not knowing what the tides were, so it was a mad 50km dash up the coast in howling winds, stormy seas and spitting rain.
It was 45°c the day we left Perth, but apart from the first day, it was mostly cool and overcast with the occasional spitting rain just for good measure.
After camping the first night west of Norseman on the Hyden Norseman Road we got to Esperance and then headed east.
A swim was called for at Cape Legrand after the hot trip down from Perth.
Our second night was spent at Poison Creek in Cape Arid National Park. The park had recently been burnt out by a major bushfire.
Overlooking the creek mouth, you can see the burnt sections. We camped near the clump of bushes beside the creek.
The western end of the telegraph track has been closed due to dieback so it was back out to Fisheries Road and on to Israelite Bay
Just before Israelite Bay is Lake Daringdella.
Then onto Israelite Bay. There’s not a lot there, but there were lots of groups camping amongst the dunes.
Point Demspter, Israelite Bay
Old jetty
East of Israelite Bay we came across our first pole on the track.
After failing to find Wattle Camp (due to incorrect GPS coordinates) it was onto the beach to the Bilbunya Dunes. Against our better judgement we got onto the beach not knowing what the tides were, so it was a mad 50km dash up the coast in howling winds, stormy seas and spitting rain.
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