Adelaide and WA Fever Tour 2014
Part 4 - WA Road Trip Pre-game:
See the map of where we drove on our way north here.
The flight from Adelaide to Perth offered some great views:
Lines of clouds running for hundreds of kilometres in straight lines.
and patchwork quilt patterns with their shadows
and some Crocodile Dundee "you call that a knife!?" sized dried lake beds:
We landed in Perth and caught a taxi to the Apollo rentals depot. They had been getting worried about us. Despite me having rung to check that they would be open until 4.30pm on the SUnday because our flight didn't get in until 3.10pm, they had been told by the booking office we wanted to pick it up at 8.00am!
Nevertheless after that small drama, and after discovering that even though we booked a GPS unit, they didn't have one... we were introduced to Gunter The Bug Slayer:
Gunter was to become a good friend and companion. We were never to see the front of him look so clean ever again...
Here's the three of us before we set off:
And view inside our new home on wheels for the next week in WA:
We did a huge $450 supermarket shop to fill Gunter's cupboards and fridge and then set off northwards, ultimate destimation, Shark Bay.
The first night we made it to Yanchep and parked in a carkpark in front of the lagoon (Lot 9740 Brazier Road on the map).
But not before we caught an almost perfect sunset over the Indian Ocean:
Some quiet Mohitos and a light meal of cheese, crackers, salami, olives and sundried tomatoes and then a few Lagavulins made for a nice end to a recovery, travel and set up day.
We both slept the sleep of the dead that night but woke up at 6 am due to not having adjusted to the time difference yet. So, after breakfast, coffee and teas, we set off north again.
First detour was out to the coast to a river estuary called Guilderton.
And what a stunning spot it was.
it was my first ever contact with the Indian Ocean. A swim there was not possible due to very strong rips, but a paddle...
was followed by a swim in the fresh water estuary, accompanied by a HUGE Pelican:
What a fantastic way to start the day. it really was a postacard picture spot
As we headed north we were treated to stunning vistas and the sight of white dunes to rival those at Parengarenga Harbour:
The next major stop was the Pinnacles in the Nambung National Park. These are sandstone pillars that have been exposed due to the sand around them being blown away. The pictures speak for themselves:
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One last one with me in it to give some sense of scale:
