Hello Steemit! Today's post is from the vast state of Western Australia, as I show you some of the best pictures I took on my road trip! And remember guys, I'm trying to connect with like minded travellers here on Steemit so please get in touch or comment if you too love travel and love Steemit!

A Western Australia Road Trip!

Australia is absolutely MASSIVE!

Western Australia is the largest state in this massive country. And it is HUGE!

So I decided that the best way to travel this vast, and empty land was by car. Of course. The slow way... I had thousands of kilometres of roads to drive though, and most of it along empty, long, straight highways of pretty much nothingness...

It's like nowhere I've been before, and until you try to drive Western Australia you will never understand how vast it really is. I took a few pictures though to try and show you what I saw!

I drove almost 7000 kilometres, starting in the south of the state where I had been working on a farm. From the coastal town of Albany I headed East, across the long highway in search of beautiful beaches!

The rugged coast of Albany

The landscapes were epic! I drove almost 500 kilometres from Albany to Esperance, a beautiful seaside town famous for the rugged Cape Le Grande National Park, where the sunsets were even more epic than the landscapes.

Lucky Bay, Esperance

Esperance was as far east as I was travelling. From here I drove north, taking the long way to the capital Perth via the mining town of Kalgoorlie, where I found one of the largest open cut gold mines in the world. It was a sight to behold.

The Kalgoorlie Gold Mine

From Kalgoorlie I drove west, towards Perth. Along the way I took a small Outback detour. Just a small 400 kilometre detour. And all to see a rock. It was a giant rock shaped like a wave though. Well worth the extra driving...

A rock shaped like a wave, Wave Rock!

When I finally made it to Perth I jumped on a boat, taking a break from the hours and hours of driving. This boat took me to the small island of Rottnest, home of the Quokka, the world's happiest animal!

The delightfully cute Quokka

After spending far too long photographing these little critters, I drove north from Perth, and towards the ominously named Shark Bay, where it was very possible the wild life wouldn't be quite so friendly.

But rather than encountering sharks, I found myself in the water with the resident dolphins of Monkey Mia, a research centre and holiday park on the beach.

From Shark Bay I was driving further and further north, and things became further and further apart. The nearest town was hundreds of kilometres away. And from here I decided to take another short detour. Just a 600 kilometre round trip along rocky, unsurfaced roads. And again to see a rock. This time, I was climbing Mount Augustus. The largest rock in Australia! Bigger even than Uluru!

Mount Augustus!

The roads were getting longer and emptier. The north of Western Australia is sparsely populated. There's more kangaroos than people.

The next stop was another casual 600 kilometres, in the nearby- haha!- National Park of Karijini, where amazing natural swimming pools are found in the craggy and beautiful gorges!

Joffre Falls, at Karijini National Park

It was such a beautiful place that I found myself a job at Karijini, and worked there for 3 months. This road trip really was turning into a long one...

After my elongated stay in the national park it was time to hit the road again. Another 600 kilometre trip to Marble Bar, which is Australia's HOTTEST town. A long drive, to a hot place... That's Western Australia for you!

Marble Bar! It's HOT HOT HOT!

The road trip was almost over, as I drove as far north as the northern city of Broome, a remote place on tropical, white sand beaches. There's beaches, beers and the odd crocodile up this way, and it truly was a spectacular place!