The BEST place we've been in our 9 months travelling Australia! Caravanning Western Australia [EP23]

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We’ve made it to Western Australia!! First stop: Esperance, and boy oh boy were we in for a treat! This is by far our favourite place we have visited on our Australia trip so far! Join us as we explore the incredible beaches around town, venture into the Cape Le Grand National Park and discover for ourselves if west really is best!
In this video we:
- Arrive in the beautiful town of Esperance, WA
- Explore all the beautiful beaches around town including Lover’s Cove, Twilight Beach and Blue Haven.
- Camp in the Cape Le Grand National Park and discover even more cracking beaches there, like Le Grand and Hellfire Bay
- Climb Frenchman’s Peak for the sunrise
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[@our.australia.trip.]

Happy Saturday team 😎 Hope you enjoy the EP. It has to be our favourite destination & episode so far! 🙌 Who was lucky enough to score Monday off for that extra long weekend? 🤩

[@DieselDave]

Your videography and cinematography skills are amazing and right on point for the wonderful content you produce. Well done. Cheers, dd.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Really kind words as always mate. We are very grateful for your support 🙌🏼🤙🏼

[@ForzaNapolI1875]

got family in collie not seen them for 15 years as we live in the uk finally going over in febuary this place is gonna be on the list

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thats awesome to hear guys, you will love it down there 😍

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Not many coastal places in Australia better than the Esperance area. I envy you doing Oz for the first time. Seeing new places and meeting great people along the way is an amazing experience.

[@our.australia.trip.]

It’s amazing and really glad we are able to document our first hand experience seeing the places on this magical land for the first time 😍

[@lesleymercieca6571]

Such a beautiful part of Australia

[@our.australia.trip.]

absolutely jaw dropping! 🤯

[@lisasmith4296]

I’m pretty sure if I Remember correctly as a child living in Esperance lovers cove was a nudist beach. I grew up doing swimming lessons at the main beach off of the jetty, great experience! I’ve been living in wld last 20 years and the amount of times I’ve said WA has the best beaches when people say how beautiful it is in QLD. Waaaaay better than the Whitsundays

[@our.australia.trip.]

Good to know! There was no sign of that on this day.. Esperance, in good weather for sure the best beaches we have seen

[@user-kb2mp5cs4c]

Thank you! I have a bought a fully equipped van with WA plates and have always wanted to see WA. Your beautiful episode has made me more determined to get there sooner than later. I live in Queensland so it will be a big trip with a dog 😀🐾

[@our.australia.trip.]

It’s another world over here Michelle! Yes a big trip, make sure when you get here to give yourself plenty of time 😁🙌🏼 Safe travels!

[@sarabee.89]

Aw my hometown grew up there then left when i was teen for army love it still but i like FNQLD weather more haha!

[@our.australia.trip.]

What a great place to grow up! We love it down there. Winter time probably not so much and would rather be up north at that time too 🤣

[@Carpo74]

Just wow! I Cant wait to visit WA and see all these epic beaches 🤩

[@our.australia.trip.]

They are something special 🤯🙌🏼

[@thebigfellawa]

Great episode guys. Getting me excited for when we are there in 4 weeks again.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Unreal John! Have a beer for us mate, we love the place 🍻

[@indigothedog]

What a cracker of a video. Such an amazing place and it's clear that it's a special and memorable destination. We cant wait until we start travelling 👏

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks Jase, it was jam packed hey 😅 Next one is a cracker too, heading east into Cape Arid which is equally as stunning. Its a great lifestyle & I bet you're getting some good ideas watching the vids mate 🤙

[@russallchin5552]

Great episode 👏

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks for tuning in Russ 🙏

[@joehozzy2616]

Great video! Can't wait to see you explore the rest of WA.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Cheers Joe 🍻 Can't wait to see it for ourselves either 🙌

[@cruisin_our_country]

Great photography guys. Absolutely stunning part of our country. We sure can't wait to get there.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks Steve, Hard to take a bad shot down here 🙌

[@sindygirl7]

Pleased to see you are enjoying our beautiful state ,there is so much more to come !

[@our.australia.trip.]

Looking forward to checking it all out! 😁

[@davidharlem6824]

Simply stunning footage - luv it!!

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks for watching David! 😄

[@johnrobertfrancesviviennew3494]

What an amazing episode!! We just sat and watched with a smile on our face. Fantastic photography again. Great to see a young couple so in awe of their surroundings. We are past travelling that far from Sunshine Coast but you guys take us there 🤩

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks for tuning in guys! & appreciate your long term patronage 🙏 We live in such a special and diverse country, the changing wildlife & landscape is something were constantly in awe of. It's an honour to be able to take you along for the ride. From our paradise to yours on the Sunny Coast Cheers 🍷🍻

[@carrestorationsmelbourne]

wow

[@our.australia.trip.]

That pretty much sums it up 😂🙌🏼

[@thevanlifegotus]

Amazing video! Sitting in bed on the Gold Coast on a Sunday morning dying over the awesome footage and beaches ! Can’t wait to get over there!

[@our.australia.trip.]

That's awesome guys, the goldy has some awesome spots too but Esperacnce is like nothing we've seen or experienced!! Thanks for tuning in & happy Sunday 🙌😁

[@joking7081]

Good video. Keep em coming 😊

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks for watching Jo!

[@shaungill6992]

Welcome to wa guys your in for a hell of a ride I'm going to enjoy watching your travels and yeah west best 🤟

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks for having us mate!! Can’t wait for the rest of this year it’s going to be mint 🤩

[@philandclarepatch6262]

Hey you two, just started watching your vids and I'm loving the way that you are so real and have a really great mix of chat, music and drone time in your videos!. Awesome guys and keep them coming, please! Phil

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks Phil & Clare, so glad you are enjoying the videos! We try keep it as natural as possible, while still being brief, fun and interesting. Quite the juggling act sometimes! We have a lot of great adventures and memories to share & will continue to document our trip 😊 Really appreciate you tuning in. B&H

[@caylahruth]

Next. Level. Camera work. Love this video. I'm so keen to head over there someday

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks guys! It's a spot in Aus definitely not to be missed! 😍

[@keithoztournut7042]

Just finished watching your video, absolutely loved it, can't wait for more to come, also box of EMU should keep you happy ha-ha. Happy Travels. 🤗👍

[@our.australia.trip.]

Barely touched the sides the first few 🤣 Cheers Keith & appreciate your ongoing support on the vids mate 🙏

[@raydav25]

another great clip cobber

[@our.australia.trip.]

Cheers raz mate 🤙🏼

[@zoezoe610]

Esperance has some epic beaches. Wait to you get up around Ningaloo in the future.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Sure does hey! Can't wait, all you guys in the comments can't say a bad thing about the NW. It must be something!!

[@lw8493]

Just did Esperance trips a week ago. It was amazing ❤❤❤ love come back again 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@our.australia.trip.]

That’s awesome! We can’t wait to get back there too 🤩

[@troyrogers1007]

Thanks for the video! Brought back great memories. Tyres-Coopers AT3. On my second set now. We got over 90,000kms.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Cheers Troy, glad to hear mate! Looking at replacing them now, will get a quote on the coopers 👍

[@zoezoe610]

Don't forget to visit the Porongorups if you go through there, the area is epic.

[@our.australia.trip.]

We missed that this time, with winter closing in & needing to stop for work. Will be back later in the year to enjoy a SW summer & catch all the places we missed.🙌

[@lowrider075]

Try the Bay of Fires...EAST coast of Tasmania....

[@our.australia.trip.]

Looking forward to getting there someday 🙌

[@chrisfitzgerald4070]

Thanks for the great WA beach episode - we are heading to WA from QLD in July, can’t wait your adventure to plan our trip! On your Nullarbor crossing you had a blow-out with the Mickey Thompson - we had one almost exactly out of Wilcannia - same tyre as yours delaminated. Just a quick question I also have 79 series - I noticed you are running a thin strip reflective across your dash. Did you cut that up yourself out a full window reflector? Cheers Chris

[@our.australia.trip.]

Gday Chris & thanks for dropping a comment mate 🤙🏼 That’s epic & plenty of good times to come for you guys! The tyre sucks but it’s kinda nice to hear, I don’t believe I’ve been all that unkind to these & to suffer a failure like that was a bit disappointing. The reflective strip was just cut out of a screen protector, the glare when crossing the Nullarbor was next level!! If you watch videos prior to Barossa, we had a thin strip of tint on to reduce the glare & it makes quite a noticeable difference. Unfortunately we had to replace our windscreen so with that we lost the tint, tried the reflective strip out but have since taken it off & will replace it with some more tint soon.

[@paulchambers4844]

My wife and I recently came across your channel. We love the genuine excitement you guys express discovering new destinations on your journey. (have seen others lose this component of their vlogs). Keep Living Life and best wishes for what your future brings. 👌👌

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks Paul & appreciate the kind words. Authenticity is unfortunately becoming less and less common so glad you perceive us that way! 🙏

[@edrisnemat9724]

I been last year holiday in Esperance beautiful places I have ever seen

[@our.australia.trip.]

Us too & can’t wait to get back 🤩

[@robertarmbruster5650]

Another great episode, thanks fopr sharing your journey. Can you tell me your thinking on going clockwise for your lap. I look longingly at your beautiful Kedron XC3 every episode, they are such a lovely van.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks for tuning in again Rob! Well we left in winter 2022 from the Gold Coast & wanted to do Cape York first off the bat. Need to be on the Mid North Coast of NSW in Oct so couldn't go across the top into the NT. Since then we're basically just chasing the warmer weather. Us too, such a classic looking van 🙌

[@cleemensassmannshausen8354]

Great episode, guys! Beaches in WA are epic, for my wife and me it was like paradise when we‘ve arrived our first time in the SW of WA, many times were following ( you know, Switzerland has no beaches.. 😉) Concerning tires for your Cruiser: we think it is like religion, your hear good and bad things about every brand. On our blue Troopy in Europe we run BFG , no issues yet. On our trip to the Kimberley , Gibb , Mitchell falls, Bungles and many other bonebreaking tracks.... we did run Toyo Open country’s on our LC200 and the camper trailer, no issues at all, of course having always the appropriate pressure .... Makes sense to have tires with similar age on the truck and van, I always ask the mechanic at service to rotate them around clockwise, spare wheels included, to run them down equally. Cheers, guys and enjoy WA !

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks legends! The beaches here are certainly world class. I agree & sounds like you guys have done some serious travelling!! Nice to hear from you 🤙🏼

[@robyndehavilland1609]

Wow guys!!!!! I can see why this is your fave episode so far, it’s mine too (or maybe a tie with the Cape episodes 😂) Jam packed full of amazingness. Your footage is next level spectacular. I’m so glad you said 12 months for WA, you are in for such an incredible year. (If you happen to be in Broome early August let me know, I’ll be there then) I love how much you always love and appreciate where you are, it comes through the screen and always makes me smile the whole way through. 😊😊😊

[@our.australia.trip.]

Hi Robyn, they are all so special & nothing can compare to the sense of camaraderie & adventure we experienced on the cape trip! Thank you for the kind words as always 🥰 We will be up that way somewhere for sure but not quite exactly sure of dates for Broome yet. Will send you a message for sure when we are certain ❤️🍷

[@glennmackinlay9317]

Hi guys. Yep Esperance is pretty special. We live in Bunbury and Esperance is a favourite of ours. There are lots of awesome places on the WA coast, eg Exmouth and not just for the eclipse. Tyres? Toyo are pretty good and believe it or not, Maxxis aren’t bad either. My van will go to Maxxis next time they are due. Car as well. Yep I’m biased but West Is Best. We are doing QLD next year. Enjoy WA. Macca

[@JackSparrow4Eva1]

My boyfriend runs 32 inch Toyo mud tyres and they've done us well so far

[@OurWeekendAdventures]

Holy Cool! Great video guys 👌

[@our.australia.trip.]

Cheers legends 🙌 Hard to take a bad shot around here!!

[@OurWeekendAdventures]

@@our.australia.trip. haha I bet

[@rickheaton3003]

Awesome guys.. least you got good weather. Ha ha

[@our.australia.trip.]

Cheers Rick & hope you're doing well mate. We were super lucky, in saying that there were quite a few days of ordinary weather. 🤙

[@martinvandenberg9112]

I always used MT tyres on all my cruisers. When the new MT tyres came out I went looking for new treads and ended up with Falken Wildpeaks. Only done 15k so far but handling the big van really nicely.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Getting a few suggestions for the Falkens, We had them on our Hilux previous but didn't put that many kms on before we sold the car. Good to get a recount regarding the van, they will be high on the list when the time comes to replace the shoes!

[@zoezoe610]

Falken Wild Peaks AT3s. Have done 88,000ks on mine mostly towing 3T and still have 9mm of tread. We have been on all kinds of surfaces and run 45psi rear and 40 psi front and rotate every 10k or so. Highly recommend them. Smooth and quiet on the road.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Another positive review for the WP! That's awesome, they are top of the list 🙌

[@pheonix1758]

Have a look at the Scorpion tyre

[@markgoesskywalking7409]

rewatching this video! Esperance seems unreal. Never seen beaches like this! Were you nervous swimming out to the rock island at Twilight beach? You said it was unnerving but I'd have been too scared because of the Great Whites! Love this channel and living vicariously through your adventures! 😊

[@our.australia.trip.]

It is a regular for us to rewatch too Mark! Such a naturally beautiful place. Not really, you know the saying no brains and happy without them? 😂😅 Appreciate your support mate 🍻🍻

[@elle3649]

Hey guys 😊I met you in Esperance Woolworths with the little baby running around haha! Love this episode we can't wait to see what else you get up to ! Lovers cove is an awesome beach but as you would of learnt there's soooo many beaches and ppl love their beach driving we forget to hidden gems close to town :)!

[@elle3649]

Also twilight is very common for great whites ! It's not uncommon for the surfclub to rescue people off the rock when they are spotted! Wylie bay or "kelp beds" to locals is notorious for shark attacks most of the last attacks where on that beach

[@our.australia.trip.]

Hey Elle! So nice to meet you guys. You really live in paradise down there 🤩 We were lucky to not run into or see any bitey boys, went looking for them quite often with the drone but they must've been occupied with the salmon 😂 In future we will be much more careful & less naive down that way 😳🦈

[@elle3649]

@@our.australia.trip. you'll be fine ☺️ just some extra information for you guys for next time !

[@hatman1234]

I moved from NSW to WA 11 years ago and Esperance has been my favourite place. you should enjoy the Southern part but it will start getting cold there soon. I usually travel north in winter.

[@our.australia.trip.]

That's awesome to hear, can see how you fell involve with it! Yeah starting to chill right off now, won't be long before we punch it North 🙌

[@hatman1234]

Other significant area's down there are Albany War Memorial and Whaling Museum. Further west, Greens Pool is maybe Australia's best reliable snorkelling spot. The Giants Tree Walk is pretty good too.

[@chrisgray4239]

Esperance is a great place to live, you should also checkout Greens Poole near Denmark

[@our.australia.trip.]

Gday Chris, could definitely agree with you there! Yeah we had a look there recently, what a unique spot!

[@WestAussieBackyardNature]

Instant Subscribe! 👍 Love all your footage & edits...video & drone😎 ..the stories,the education & your attitude towards the environment 👍👍 Nature's bloody amazing hey! ❤️ Yep,West is Best..for those that discover it properly! 😉 Where is on your WA to do list guys? 🍺🍻 ✌️❤

[@our.australia.trip.]

Glad you stumbled on our videos 😁 Thank you for such a nice message! We have a lot on the list, but for the remainder of this year, it’s going to be up north in the warmer weather. Then we can come back and experience the rest of the SW in all its glory 😍

[@WestAussieBackyardNature]

@@our.australia.trip. got a spare seat?!..I'm bloody freezing! 😁 Enjoy guys! ✌️

[@ianneill1400]

Locals tell me on our 6 or so trips to Esperance they get to a beach & if anyone is there they just go on to the next beach!! 🤣😂 Its the whiteness of the sand that makes the water seem extra clear!

[@our.australia.trip.]

I can see why, mind blowing the amount of a grade spots here. Yes the sand is quite unique too, very similar to the silica sand on Whitehaven beach in the Whitsundays!

[@darrenboniface7345]

Grab yourself a set of tyre pressures monitors for the Ute and van they pay for them self ,it’s good to know what’s going on especially on corrugated roads when you can’t feel or see if anything is not right .if the south coast has got you this excited your going to wet yourself in the north west 🍻

[@our.australia.trip.]

Cheers Darren & will do mate! We have one hell of an itinerary planned for the rest of the year. Can't wait to get up there, hearing some amazing things & can't wait to experience it for ourselves 🤩😎

[@OZLAPN]

Have just subscribed guys .......x

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks guys!

[@vickijohns1350]

WA tourism should pay you guys! That Drone footage was magnificent, makes me want to jump on a plane and head over🛫🛬

[@our.australia.trip.]

It's pretty special over here! Hard to take a bad shot 🤩 Do it!! You won't regret it.. maybe just wait for it to start warming up a bit though cause it has chilled off quite significantly 🥶

[@daviddawson2411]

I hope you got to first and second base ❤🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@our.australia.trip.]

You're a bad man!!

[@weinisable]

Excellent camera and commentary. We are doing the same route, and have less time, but you have much better video . Esperance is stunning, but wait until you see Albany and Denmark ! It just keeps getting better as you move west !

[@our.australia.trip.]

G'day Chad, it's a pretty special place right! Ah we were not long ago at the Rockliffe winery & camp at Denmark & loved our brief stay 😍🍷 Cheers & happy travels 🤙

[@martinhinchy3870]

Awesome video and great editing guys. While doing a tour inside the van, it looks like you have taken the washing machine out of the bathroom. Is that correct or am I imagining things?

[@our.australia.trip.]

Thanks Martin! I can see what you mean. The door is just open against the back wall. That’s the inside of the door you can see - we keep it open so it can dry out when not in use 👍🏼

[@louisebennett666]

Hi, love the videos what time of year are you at Esperance? Also, where did you stay in Esperance?

[@our.australia.trip.]

Hi Louise, we were there late feb & stayed in the overflow council camp in town (CV parks were booked out) and then pink lake tourist park when there was availability

[@lilromance95]

A lot of Europeans would always say that the Australian beaches are not as blue or clear like the beaches in Europe.They are so wrong .They need to visit WA .Your video is awesome .These beaches are incredibly blue ,clear with very white pristine sands .Thank you so much for videoing Esperance beaches.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Shh don't tell them 🤣🤫 The sand is comparable to Whitehaven beach, very high silica content I guess. Just amazing the way it compliments those pristine southern ocean blues 😍

[@bw190or]

It’s only because to get crystal clear water in Au you have to be out of the metro areas. In Europe a lot of metro seaside areas have crystal clear water.

[@johnpitt2742]

i am glad i got the tyres i have. i bought the cheapest tyres i could i payed $175 per tyre and two have have done 120,000 klms and the others 100,000 klms and still have 8mm of tread left

[@our.australia.trip.]

That's awesome! What a bargain!!

[@rodneyjones6584]

Good job again guys the water looks so good.Are you heading all the way up the west coast?What month was the filming around Esperance.Tight lines 🦐🐟🦈🎣👍

[@our.australia.trip.]

Gday Rod & thanks for stopping by again! It was insane, swimming pool conditions at the beach 🤩 We most certainly are! Esperance was late Feb, just before it started getting cold.

[@rodneyjones6584]

Thanks B Rad and Hayley love watching your journey might cross paths one day still waiting for house to get sold and new caravan finished just needs to be shipped to dealer then will be able to load and weigh to get ready.Maybe some short trips 🦐🐟🦈🎣👍

[@our.australia.trip.]

You're well on your way then!! Hope everything runs smoothly with the sale & trip prep 🙌 Would be a treat to bump into you mate, at this rate the more we travel the more our list of places to visit grows! Id say were going to be on the road a while before were satisfied 🤣

[@rodneyjones6584]

Cheers guys👍❤️

[@petern1702]

if you like esperance wait till to hit the coral coast - you will want to migrate to WA and the coral coast permanentely.

[@our.australia.trip.]

Can't bloody wait Pete, We have an epic itinerary coming up. If its half as good as people are saying we are going to be blown away 😁

[@petern1702]

@@our.australia.trip. am looking forward to your regular uploads on our great atate.

[@justinworden7051]

I've been a BFG lover for yrs but since covid and availability I had too try something else , Trying out a set of Falken Wildpeaks done a out 15k kms and they wearing very good and great on the road , and got the load capacity , Def buy them again !

[@our.australia.trip.]

Cheers Justin! We had a set on our Hilux & were quite happy with them. Didn't do much towing & didn't have them on for long before we sold it so good to hear! Might be worth looking into when the time comes 🙌

[@allysonauld3416]

Twilight Beach IS a beautiful place but people don't realise how strong the current can get!

[@williehasenbos4899]

FKK ;-)

[@our.australia.trip.]

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