In the wet

The Pinnacles, the Turquoise Coast and back south again

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June 27th 2009
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 parke ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more