Todays blog comes to you from Cervantes , north of Perth , famous for it's crayfish and The Pinnacles.
We left Perth on Friday , heading back up here for a while to check things out . The drive back through Perth was far less traumatic than the drive in - makes a difference when you go on the correct roads !!
The temperature forecast for the weekend was very warm , not quite as warm as the east coast , but 37 and 32 degrees , fortunately we came to the coast , and the doctor blew in from the south west and west both days , lowering the temperature around lunchtime both days .
We headed up to The Pinnacles - about 17 klms away to the south - we have been there before , but now we can see it after seeing the the other side of the park from Nambung Station .
We went to the interpretation building & shop first , to get some information on the Pinnacles , before walking up to the lookout for an over view of the area .
There has been a vine we have seen all over the place , that looks quite stunning . The flower/seed is like a feather and is as soft as one .
After checking the view from the platform lookout , we headed back to the ute to go on the drive through the park . Its a 4.5 klm circuit that takes you through the desert area . There are parking spots to pull off the track in various locations , we missed the first few and stopped at the next . The Pinnacles are anything from ground level up to about 4m at there tallest .
There were many people here today , with a couple of bus loads of girl guides as well .
The sand is an orange/ yellow colour and you can see white sand dunes in the distance .
There was even an emu wandering around as well .
Back to the ute and off down to another area , more like a stoney desert ( very small stones anyway ) and had the whole area to ourselves .
I climbed a large sand dune to see whether I could see where we viewed the painted desert from - I could see the aerial near it , but not much more - it was about 5klms from where we are here .
The drive through the rest of the area showed us more pinnacles all in various states of erosion , and different colours - more pink coloured .
On the way out , there was a Christmas Bush beside the track , with beautiful orange flowers glowing in the sun .
Time for a late lunch , so we headed back , having a look at Kangaroo Point and Thirsty Point on the way back . There weren't any kangaroos , but we were thirsty !! The sea breeze was blowing in quite well now , cooling things down to the mid 20's . Kite surfers were having a great time at Thirsty Point , zooming in and out , getting some air as they turned and headed back out again .
Lunch out of the way , we headed down to the beach for a walk & a swim , before coming back for some salsa & a beer .
As a side note , we ran into someone we had met 2 months ago , a Korean University Professor . He has been travelling around the gold fields and was about to head off to the Victorian gold fields , till he broke a bone in his foot yesterday - he is now staying in Cervantes for the next 4 - 6 weeks !!
Here's a bit of a map of where we have been of late :-https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z1G8gwwxwyYo.kgsRG9nN3Bms&usp=sharing
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