Blogs from Pinnacles, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Thursday December 10th So much for the rest day that I planned to have on day 3. We decided to leave Cervantes and go to Jurien Bay. The caravan park at Cervantes was terrible with the road works inside the park and the dust was incredible, so much for all my effort with cleaning the van inside out before we left, I was left with having to wash everything again.Fortunately, we did get a refund as we had paid in advance for 10 days, we should have been told when we booked a month ago that there were to be heavy machinery and the like happening in the park. So, once more I packed everything , including Rosie (grrrrrrrrrrrr she is so heavy!!!! and my right arm is feeling it!) We arrived on Wednesday the 9th ... read more

Today is the 4th December 09 and after a very busy year, we are taking 10 days away. It could be the last trip for us with the caravan, as John is not as well as what one would expect for travelling in a van. This time we are taking "Rosie" (gopher) it may make life a little easier, that way, I will be able to walk and enjoy the sights and so will John. it is a good compromise, it is a portable Gopher and the bottom half will fit in the boot of the car very easily, the rest will go into the caravan. For the last 2 days, I have been busy preparing the van, and departure is Sunday morning (early):). We plan to stop in Moora for the night on the first ... read more

We left Perth yesterday in wind and rain and were pleased to finally stop for the night at the little beachside town of Cervantes to bed down for the night. After a rainy, windy night, we were thrilled that this morning the sun was shining. We left the caravan park and drove the 17 klms to the strange moonscape that is the Pinnacle Desert. We drove through the national park and once we’d parked the motor home, we walked amongst the Pinnacles. These are are statuesque wind-carved limestone pillars up to three metres high, rising out of the sand like ancient ruins. They were formed in the sand 25,000 to 30,000 years ago after the sea receded and deposits of sea shells remained behind. Over time the elements removed the surrounding sand, leaving the pillars isolated ... read more

We managed to get out of bed early this morning (although I do admit Matt had to drag me out for a change) as we had a long day ahead. After filling up our tank full of diesel we began our longest journey yet. Matt’s plan was to get as far as we could before nightfall. We set off along the ocean road towards Port Gregory, where we passed alongside a stunning pink lake. Yes, you read that right! The lake was completely pink and apparently beta carotene is produced from it. Even the clouds above it were pink from the reflection. It was bizarre yet beautiful at the same time. After another endless seeming drive we arrived at the small coastal town of Jurien Bay. We knew there wasn’t a lot there but it looked ... read more

There's a short walk along the coast that we did this morning. We walked to a lookout where there were some great views of the surrounding bays and of the town. We walked a little way further along the beach looking for the second lookout but we didn't find it. We didn't have a lot of time beacuse we had the tour this afternoon. The bays that we came across were even nicer than the part of the beach we saw yesterday and there weren't many other people about. At 3:30pm today we were picked up and taken on a tour of the Pinnacles. Our driver was called Mike and it was just the two of us on a minibus but he still wore his headset to talk to us! It was great, he drove us ... read more