Next on our slow trip back to Perth is Lancelin , a small town known for it's sand dunes , white sandy beaches , beautifully coloured water and it's proximity to Perth - so arriving on Sunday afternoon is a smart move , as all the Perth weekenders have gone home - so we get the park almost to ourselves . The park location is quite amazing , perched on sand dunes at the point where Back Beach starts and also where the main beach starts as well . Driving through town , we stopped at the jetty just as a crayboat was unloading . The island below is Lancelin Island and is part of the reef that is protecting the boat mooring lagoon .
This is the view back toward the jetty from the lookout at the northern end of town .
One of the locals said there was a big swell running today , there was an offshore wind as well , plumes of spray blowing off the back of the waves .
This is Edward Island and it's only about 200m from the park where we are staying , this was taken from further down Back Beach .
From the lookout , these are the famous sand dunes that thousands of asian tourists come to look at and slide down the dunes on boards . It's also a mecca for a lot of off roaders , motorbikes , 4wds , quad bikes etc etc to come and zoom around the huge areas of sand . There was a medium sized truck towing a similar sized trailer full of quad bikes and buggies , another truck was hiring boards so you can slide down the sand dunes .
These were just a few of the people sliding the dunes .
We saw an amazing looking plant with cones of yellow flowers on display in someones yard - we hadn't seen anything like this before !!
Out to the dunes , we drove out past the car parking area - there were about 30 cars and a bus there , further over there were another dozens cars & vans parked at the base of the dunes , there were a few other cars in different locations on the sand .
The sand here was slightly different and seemed to be firmer , we didn't sink into it at all , further over however it got softer .
Another view of Edward Island , showing it's mainly comprised of limestone .
Not far from town is Nilgen Nature Reserve , we'd visited here about 5 years ago on the way to Nambung NP , but we were a bit late for the wildflowers . Today was a different story though , here's what we found - a grevillea - no idea which one though .
Some Sampang wattle .
A very ornate small white flower .
Some Yellow Buttercups .
Another small cream flower .
Yes another small white flower .
There was plenty of this creamy white 2 leaf hakea - it has a very potent scent and can be quite overpowering .
This yellow pea type flower .
Banksia's are starting to come out as well , still a bit early for them .
From the lookout , irrigated fields in various colours can be seen . Reading the sign revealed that WA supplies 90% of the export carrot crop , as carrots can be grown here year round .
More interesting looking flowers were appearing .
Up the road further was Wedge Island , and Wedge Point . We've been past here quite a few times but never went in . There are hundreds of fishing huts & sheds - some people live here , and there's 4.4klms of bitumen road that leads in , then stops and turns into sand tracks running in all directions through the huts . We drove out to the beach and the island , before turning around and driving back out again - don't think we'll be back for another visit , but you never know .
Back in Lancelin there's a very interesting fence - all surf and wind surfing boards .
Back to the park and out with the drone - this is the start of Back Beach and Edward Island .
This is Edward Island from above .
This is the boat lagoon area and Lancelin Island .
This is Lancelin , you can see it's surrounded by sand dunes .
The park we are staying in is right on the point .
And it wouldn't be complete without a sunset .
Time for a couple of weeks in Perth with our kids & grand daughter , so the blog will be a little quiet , trust you're enjoying it . Here's a map link :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jEMdKrqmL5IlNZ8xb7JKTVc8OM2qdoYR&usp=sharing
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