Wednesday, November 19, 2008

November 14th…..From the Shire of York to the beautiful town of Esperance….

We left the lovely people of York and made our way to a town called Hyden.

In Hyden there is a really big rock wall and it looks like a wave. It’s called Wave Rock. Hmmm…. They wanted $10 to get in to see it, but you were meant to stop at the shop and pay it. So we didn’t stay long because we didn’t want to pay nor did we want to get caught. We only got out to take a couple pictures and then took off again.

We wanted to head back to Lucky Bay to do some swimming since it was too nasty last time we were there. Our drive to Esperance was pretty normal, but this time we were going through dense forest, which is a change of pace from the ocean scene we’ve been following across. Esperance was cold and expensive, so we took the scenic drive around the town and found ourselves in a whole new place, way different from last time we were here. The beaches were so beautiful and there were tons of islands just off the shore. We climbed this hill and sat up on the top to watch the crazy sunset over the rocky shores. It was picture-perfect and was another one of those moments in my life where I take a deep breath, ground myself and remember how lucky I am. I tried to spend some time talking to my grandpa, but the tears started flowing and I was brought back to earth.

We discussed getting a hotel room for a good night’s sleep, but didn’t want to spend the amount they were all asking, so we ended up at a caravan park several hours after it was closed. We parked the van in the parking lot and stayed there. Yay, free accommodation!!!

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