Esperance..NYE and champagne!

The warning for the Bicentennial tree outside of Pemberton

Overlooking Yallingup beach. Too expensive for our backpackers taste

We continued along the winding rolling highway through ever changing scenery of forests. The trees seemed to change every 50-100 km with a whole new ecosystem. It kept the drive interesting, reminding us a lot of a drive through the Okanagan valley at times and through the Rockies at others. On the 30th, of December we stopped into Esperance to set-up camp for two nights. We figured with NYE the next day any place that we tried to stop in would likely be full. Esperance is quite small and it feels like a small town, with local butchers and one main street. With all of the tourists coming to see the beaches there are a lot more services than you’d expect! The beaches are truly amazing here. The water is crystal clear and beaches have white-silica sand that is as soft as can be. The only downside is the water is very very cold! On a nice warm day this wouldn’t be a problem, but both days that we were here, the temperature didn’t get above 21 degrees and there was a strong breeze so we just enjoyed the view.

Overlooking Twilight beach outside of Esperance

Our NYE kisss in the van... awwww how romantic!

On NYE, we picked up a bottle of sparkling wine and a few beers and settled into our van – again- for a night of talking and reading. The caravan park was too far out of the city to head to a bar, but we celebrated in style together! We tried to keep the tradition alive with the ‘round the world NYE” where you celebrate NYE with as many time zones as you can. However, with Sydney really being the first place in the world to celebrate NYE, we had a much later start than we normally would in Calgary! The next day, we were off for a drive to the Fort McMurray of Australia!

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ECRadventure on December 31, 2009 from Esperance, Australia

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