If you’re on a road trip, comfortable bathroom facilities along the way are a lucky find. When they are in amazing positions with fantastic views it’s more than good luck – it’s good planning. These wonderful amenities are all located at sites along the south-west coast of Western Australia where the ocean can be wild and the scenery is spectacular.
Sugarloaf Rock is a small granite island off the coast near Yallingup. Completely surrounded by the pounding waters of the Indian Ocean, Sugarloaf Rock is a safe haven for red-tailed tropic birds which fly from the tropics to breed here.
Travel a little further south to Canal Rocks, a group of rocky islands and reefs which trap the ocean in a series of canals and channels. The rocks here are composed of gneiss, a metamorphic rock formed when the supercontinent Gondwana began to move 230 million years ago. The ocean swirls as it rushes in between these tiny islands and the current is strong – don’t be tempted to swim here.
Head east for 600 kilometres to the dramatic coastline of southern Australia and you’ll find these newly built comfort stops at Hamersley Inlet in the Fitzgerald River National Park. The inlet is a salt water lake, sometimes connected to the Southern Ocean by a narrow fiord in the sand dunes. It’s a good spot for fishing when the salt levels aren’t too high.
Not far from Hamersley Inlet is Cave Point. Put on your coat because the wind blowing off the Southern Ocean feels like it has come all the way from the Antarctic, 4000 kilometres to the south. It’s worth braving the icy wind though to see the ancient coastline stretching away on both sides. In one direction is East Mount Barren, a rugged rocky mountain rising out of the sea. In the opposite direction is West Beach with its fine white sand and crashing waves.
Continue in an easterly direction past the small coastal village of Hopetoun to Southern Ocean Road. This road hugs the shore and there are several places where you can stop and marvel at the deserted beaches, high dunes and vast expanse of the Southern Ocean. Two Mile Beach is one of many along this part of the coast and if you’re lucky you’ll have both the amenities and the beach all to yourself.
You can also read The Original “Loo With a View” and A Loo With A View, Part Two.
I’ve never had the urge to stop at bathrooms unless it was necessary. In this case, I’d want to stop at every one in order to take advantage of the views. Wow. 🙂
I didn’t try them all Judy! Aren’t the views gorgeous.
Wow. Never knew Australia had toilets beside the oceans. Spectacular views. They look very small though. Looks like there is one toilet each for each gender. You must have went in to check out how everything looks inside 😀
I did check some of them out. They are all fairly new. They are also unisex and there weren’t many people about so it wasn’t busy.
They’re all in such beautiful locations. I’d be spoilt for choice. 🙂
Some of them are far apart though. You’d be in need again by the time you got to the next one!
I love loos with views! These are some of the best I’ve seen 😀
The best views or the best loos? Or maybe both. They were fantastic.
Those toilets are so well designed that they could be the basis for a house.
They are very attractive on the outside. I can just imagine a house on the hill with this wide veranda roof looking out to sea.
Gotta love Aussie a good Aussie roadside loo.
Especially when the outlook is as good as these.
Wow! Even though I’ve actually written a book – ‘Aussie Loos with Views!’ – I haven’t seen any of these!! Added to my list already!
Great minds think alike! You might enjoy these posts too. I plan to continue the series!
https://theeternaltraveller.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/road-trip-4-a-loo-with-a-view/
https://theeternaltraveller.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/a-loo-with-a-view-part-two/
It’s amazing how many loos with views are out there – the older I get, the easier they are to find 😀
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