WA's South Coast is a bit further away from Perth than the more populated coastal areas such as Margaret River.  But it's definitely worth the trip.  Along this stretch of coast you will find white sands, blue oceans and probably even a beach just for yourself!

Generally speaking, the further you travel from Perth, the more isolated it gets.  You'll find a bit of everything in the National parks around the area.  Cape Le Grand National park is about 700km from Perth and offers beautiful beaches, walks, fishing, swimming, camping and views.  It's not hard to find great places to explore.

We turned up here in the Summer, and Esperance was the first place we stopped after crossing the Nullabor.  The change in scenery was very welcome.  I don't think the wind stopped once during our stay, maybe that's why they built wind farms out here?  I'm a fan of renewable energies, including wind farms, so I was wrapped with being able to walk around the base of the huge turbines in Esperance and Albany.

Beach at Cape Le Grand NP

Highlights for me were:

- The coastal atmosphere, without the tropical bugs and humidity like Queensland

- Bremer bay.  We discovered new little beaches around every corner and hardly anyone else around to enjoy them.

- Cape Le Grand.   Exploring pristine beaches. 

- Frenchmans Peak.  The walk to the top is rewarding and has good views.

- The Fortress in Albany.  It's an interesting bit of history.  Built in 1893 to protect us against attack from the sea.  I wondered why they built down here at the bottom of Australia, but I guess it made sense at the time.

- The beach driving.  In case you're wondering, my little Subaru does handle the beach driving pretty well.

- Walking around the huge wind turbines at Albany and feeling kind of dwarfed.

 - The little towns along the way.

- Friendly atmosphere

Negatives.

- Too windy when we went.

- Wanted more time to add to the list above!