How lucky am i? So just over a week ago we drove to one of my all time favourite places Esperance with our lovely friends Linny and Andy. They had not been before and as i wax lyrical about the place regularly we organised a visit. There’s no escaping the fact that the drive makes for a long day but once there it is all worth it. I just love the place! The weather could have been warmer but the sun shone for most of the time we were there and we managed a swim two out of the three days we were touring around. The beaches never cease to amaze me, miles and miles of deserted pristine white sand and the sea is the most amazing range of blues and turquoise. The replica Stonehenge never fails to impress and the people are so friendly. We had our usual visit to the Chinese restaurant, this time on a Monday which is clearly not a busy night for them as for most of the evening we had the whole place to ourselves. Needless to say, the service was excellent, the food excellent and we somehow managed to consume two bottles of bubbles into the bargain. All in all a very enjoyable trip. The Pajero was amazing on the sand, way better than the Amarok was last year and much more comfortable.
We arrived home on Tuesday and first thing Wednesday i was in the car again, this time up to Perth to collect my best friend from school who had come over on business to the eastern states but stopped off in the west to spend my birthday with us. From the moment he got into the car there was the usual ease between us. It started way back in September 1972 and has never been any different, we hardly stopped talking the whole of the time he was with us and right up to the time we dropped him at the airport this morning. Denise organised a lovely dinner party for me last night just to finish off my day in style. All in all a wonderful 9 days, a birthday i will never forget and lots of photos of Esperance to add to my collection. A huge thank you to Dave for making the time and effort to come and stay with us, you really made me a very happy girl!