If you’re travelling by 4WD, pick up fuel, water and food supplies and head east on the Lake King-Norseman Road to the Rabbit Proof Fence and Frank Hann National Park to explore 61,420 hectares of native heath flora. The unsealed track continues east to Peak Charles National Park where two ancient granite peaks offer superb views of the dry sand plain heaths and salt lake systems. The park lies within the significantly flora-rich Great Western Woodlands – home to the tuberous rooted one-sided bottlebrush. If you’re travelling in a 2WD, make the two-and-a-half-hour drive by sealed road to Esperance via Ravensthorpe. You’ll arrive in plenty of time to spend an afternoon on the Great Ocean Drive or exploring Cape Le Grand (see Day 4). Settle in at the park’s campground at the base of Peak Charles for a night under a star-filled outback sky. Alternatively, continue on to join the Coolgardie-Esperance Road for the one-hour-and-15-minute drive south to overnight in Esperance. End your day here with a sunset stroll along Tanker Jetty, or join the locals for a spot of fishing.