Western Australia is sunset heaven. Watch the sun go down as you laze in a hammock sipping local wine. Relaxing after an invigorating afternoon in the south being buffeted and whooshed along by Margaret River surfing waves which even make body surfing exhilarating; picnicking in native forest in Perth’s Adelaide Hills; or in the north enjoying playtime in the tranquil waters of the Ningaloo reef lagoons with turtles, manta rays, reef sharks and a myriad of multicoloured fish,.
If you don't have time to explore the whole coastline, stay overnight at Rottnest Island a mere 40 minute journey from Perth. The whole island can be explored in two days on a hired bicycle. Snorkel at pretty bays with sparkling aquamarine water and intriguingly sculpted limestone cliffs, soak up the sun, be enchanted by cute little quokkas and admire the surfing skills of dolphins. During school terms, peace descends on the island when the day trippers leave on the weekday afternoon ferry. Watch wading birds picking at their food in the salt lakes as the beautiful reflections in the still water become gilded by the setting sun and transformed into dark silhouettes at sunset. To be woken afresh by golden rays at sunrise.
If you do have time to explore, venturing as far as Esperance will be well rewarded. For the best views, walk up the smooth stone slopes of Frenchman's Peak. The slopes are bare save for colourful oases of flowering vegetation sheltering in the hollows. From the top, a few narrow roads are the only sign of man's impact on the scrubby landscape, which is edged with ancient wave-rounded rocks and sand dunes. The white beaches boast sand as soft and fine as icing sugar. A necklace of islands floats in a sparkling topaz and sapphire ocean. Enticing you to dive in and join them.

Western Australia is sunset heaven.