White sand dunes...
and the ocean at Lancelin.
Tobogganing down the Lancelin Sand Dunes.
Numbung National Park and .....
The Pinnacles.
Friday,
September 30th.
Today was the last day of
the trip. We moved out of our hostel before sunrise and left without
breakfast. We drove for a couple of hours to the town of Geraldton,
where we stopped at some cafes on the high street where we could get
coffees. I had the usual cereal breakfast. We went sandboarding here
just out of town. We drove to a beach and climbed
a large white sand dune and instead of boarding down we tobagganed. I
went down once and then went for a nature walk to a lookout point
over the bay. Then we boarded the truck
again and drove until lunch to another town. We had our usual picnic
lunch in a median by the road. Half way through it started to rain so
we finished quickly and moved on. Damien checked the radiator one
last time.
Our last point of interest
was Nambug
National Park and the Pinnacles Desert.
When we got there it was still sprinkling or drizzling. However, as
we got out of the vehicle it let up and the sky cleared a bit. With
the sun and the wet yellow sand the colour, lighting and mood was
really nice. I walked around by myself enjoying these interesting
shapes. Scientists are not sure exactly what they are but, it is
possible that they are fossilized plants. The prevailing theory is
they were buried under a series of sand dune years ago and when the
dune shifted they were exposed to the elements and began to erode
into the shapes that are here today.
After
that we continued our drive to Perth. As we drove I noticed hundreds
of a unique plant that was growing along the road or in the
surrounds. I wanted to get a shot and Damien obliged by pulling over.
It looks like a cross between a grass and a palm.
We
arrived at the YHA Hostel drop off point in Perth by 6:00. Damien
came in to talk to us and started by saying that he heard a guide one
time say to his group: That's it have a good rest of your life”. He
told us he really enjoyed our group, our sense of exploration and our
work ethic. Then it was time to say goodbye to each other. It was sad
to say goodbye to Anja, Albert, and Gudrun, as I had been with them
for three weeks. That's it, all done. But I don't fly back to
Melbourne for two more days!
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