Lancelin & The Pinnacles

We had our lunch in the shade and tried to get rid of the fine sand as best as possible. We continued driving to our next stop: The Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park. First, we briefly visited the museum, although the formation of these limestone formations remains a mystery. It was still scorching hot, so we decided to explore The Pinnacles by car. The landscape was phenomenal. A desert with hundreds, maybe even more, limestone formations reaching up to 3 or 4 meters in height. It was stunning. As the cherry on top, we saw a kangaroo hopping by. It may not be as spectacular anymore after staying here for six months, but it was still something special in this location. It was getting late, which meant being cautious of kangaroos on the road.

We continued driving to Jurien Bay. It was a good place that we had heard many good things about. By the time we arrived, it was already dusk. Setting up our tents and preparing food quickly became the priority. We decided to take a refreshing shower, but it turned out to be a very short one. It was infested with cockroaches. “No worries, it’s regional,” the Aussies often say about all the animals, but I would rather not. Linde was even more panicked because she slept on the ground in her tent. Luckily, we had purchased a whole supply of insect and spider sprays before her arrival. She used them diligently every evening.

Fortunately, the camping site turned out to be quite good. We were on our own. There were drop toilets but no water or electricity. We enjoyed that; back to basics. We caught a beautiful sunset on the beach with a refreshing drink and later made a delicious risotto. We played some fun games and enjoyed the evening. We were occasionally startled by flying beetles hitting our faces with our headlamps on. I spotted a spider web on one of our car wheels, and the creature had traveled with us from Jurien Bay. We used our sacred insect spray again, but the creature didn’t give up easily. We had to use almost half a can before it finally gave in. At first, I hesitated to kill the spider with my slippers, as it seemed to be a small spider at first glance. But a voice in my head repeated what every Australian says here, “Any creature in Australia can kill you.”