The Pinnacles

We've hit the road and left the big smoke, um, I mean Perth, behind! Teamed up with our new travelling buddies Jenna and Simo, we stocked up on groceries and water and are now on the upward straight, travelling north in Western Australia. We loved Perth and hanging out in the city for over two weeks was great, but it's weird how quickly the feeling of getting back on the road and heading off to discover more new places with waaaay less people caught up with us. Oh and I think Luke was looking for any excuse to not work another full day in an office again. 500km of road is a pretty good reason!

First stop was Cervantes, about three hours from Perth. There's not a lot in the town itself (and this is why we chose to drive the extra 20minutes up the road and set up camp in the pretty Jurien Bay, instead) but the main reason why tourists add this place to their touring map, are the Pinnacles.

These things are random. But so awesome! Nestled away in the Nambung National Park, the Pinnacles are a series of eerie limestone formations sporadically scattered over vast yellow, rippled sand dunes. They really are a sight. And we couldn't believe how close we could get to these unusual natural structures. After passing through the National Park office, the pamphlet maps out a 3km drive that takes you up and through the actual Pinnacles. Driving on sand, you can stop along the way and walk around the formations. But what are these things? Rocks? Termite nests? An artists sculpture that got a little out of control? Nope, nope and nope. The Pinnacles were actually formed from lime leaching from the sand and by rain cementing the lower levels of the dune into a soft limestone. Hmm... interesting, huh?

Jefro loves a bit of off road action - notice the new additions on top too? Our kombi is so loaded up with gear, I'm surprised we didn't get bogged!

Seeing emus wandering around amongst the Pinnacles was like a post card moment. But you should have heard the noise coming out of this thing when some guy thought it would be a great photo to get a close up of Mr Emu. Not happy, Jan!

As if seeing the cool Pinnacles wasn't enough excitement for one day, a walk out onto the wharf at Jurien Bay that afternoon revealed this little guy, playing in the water at the end. The cheeky seal had the local fisherman sussed as well, eating the bait right off their hooks!

Yours loving Western Australia more each day,

Odette