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Albany & Esperance #3

It was an early start on Day Three for the journey from Albany to Esperance. First stop was at the picturesque Bremer Bay with beautiful azure blue water and white sands. Lunch stop was at the farming township of Jerramungup in the Fitzgerald Biosphere. The short stop in Ravensthorpe was my first return visit since leaving there in 1974, so many changes were noticeable. Arrived in Esperance late afternoon with time for a short walk and a few more photos as a record of Day Three.

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Enlarge photo 1 Bremer Bay Mural 1
Salmon (Western Australian): Catch your own from the large schools that inhabit our waters between February-May.
Enlarge photo 2 Bremer Bay Mural 2
Southern Right Whale: Can be seen frolicking in our waters between July-September.
Enlarge photo 3 Bremer Bay Mural 3
Leafy Sea Dragon: See one for yourself along the dive trail situated at Little Boat Harbour.
Enlarge photo 4 Bremer Bay
Bremer Bay was named in 1848 by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe. This popular holiday and fishing resort has a permanent population of 300 and is situated near the Fitzgerald National Park.
Enlarge photo 5 Pristine Waters of Bremer Bay
Enlarge photo 6 Coastal Vegetation
Enlarge photo 7 Eucalypt species in flower
Enlarge photo 8 Rock Formations
Enlarge photo 9 Bremer Bay Town Beach
The azure blue water and endless white sand make the Town Beach popular for swimming, or fishing from the rocks.
Enlarge photo 10 Zoomed across Bremer Bay
Mt Maxwell (184m) and West Mt Barren (340m) on the horizon.
Enlarge photo 11 Clouds moving over Bremer Bay
Enlarge photo 12 View across the Bay
Enlarge photo 13 Seaweed left by the Tide
Enlarge photo 14 Remains of a Shell
Enlarge photo 15 White Sand and Rock Formations
Enlarge photo 16 White Sands of James Cove
Enlarge photo 17 Walking towards the Sandbar at mouth of Bremer River
Enlarge photo 18 Left by the receding Tide
Enlarge photo 19 Life on the White Sand
Enlarge photo 20 Sand Dune Re-vegetation
Enlarge photo 21 Dune Cabbage introduced from Africa
Dune Cabbage (Arctotheca populifolia), prostrate perennial with thick silver hairy stems and leaves. Introduced from Africa, grows only on coastal dunes, used as a stabilizing plant.
Enlarge photo 22 The Sandbar at mouth of Bremer River
Enlarge photo 23 Off Road Vehicle Prohibition Area
Enlarge photo 24 Wind Turbine generates Power
Enlarge photo 25 Black-winged Stilts in the shallows of Wellstead Estuary
Enlarge photo 26 Paperbark Trees and Sedges in the Wetlands
Enlarge photo 27 Recreational Areas
Enlarge photo 28 Last view of Bremer Bay beyond the Sandbar
Enlarge photo 29 Peppermint Trees beside the Road
Agonis flexuosa grows to 15m and occurs on coastal sands and limestone heaths.
Enlarge photo 30 At the end of Cuneo Drive, Bremer Bay
Enlarge photo 31 James Cove across the Bay
Enlarge photo 32 Mt Maxwell & West Mt Barren above James Cove
Viewed from Lookout at end of Cuneo Drive.
Enlarge photo 33 View across the Bay towards Peppermint Beach area
Enlarge photo 34 Blue Waters of Bremer Bay
Enlarge photo 35 Rock Cairn
The original rock cairn on this site was built by the early Wellstead family under Government maritime supervision as a means of alerting visiting coastal ships when there were travellers or cargo to go aboard. By means of a white day flag or a lantern at the head of the central pole the crew would know that there could be, for example, wool, tree bark or produce to be picked up for one or other of the ports around the south coast which they visited regularly.
Enlarge photo 36 Plaque on Rock Cairn
The service was phased out in the early 1930s when shipping ceased and road transport took over. With the passing years the cairn collapsed and suffered from vandalism. In the 1980s the local Progress Assoication, together with the then active Tourism Committee, decided to reconstruct the cairn as something of historical interest, but it was built in a slightly different form from the original.
Enlarge photo 37 Windpower for the town
Enlarge photo 38 Looking at the Southern Ocean
Enlarge photo 39 Waves splash on the Rocks below
Enlarge photo 40 Rocky Island off-shore