The Pinnacles

Having left Dongara we camped at Cervantes before visiting the Pinnacles the next day. What an amazing spectacle!


In the midst of these rolling sand dunes there are hectares of these rock/limestone/calcite pinnacles. Some stick up a few centimetres, others must be at least 4 or 5 metres tall.



We were free to walk the path or to drive through the area - and chose to do both. The result was too many pictures but some amazing views.

On our arrival at Cervantes I asked about the best time to visit the Pinnacles. The reply was "Anytime!" We chose to go early in the afternoon and spent over two hours there.


There is an excellent new visitor centre (no coffee available there though) with information about the way the pinnacles were formed and the flora and fauna of the area. How were the pinnacles formed? Scientists have a number of theories but no definitive answer. Maybe they are the work of an amazing Creator.

On our journey south we had stopped to check out a number of the coastal settlements.
We enjoyed coffee in one spot and stopped for lunch at another.



Before we had lunch we were worried about one of the locals. It wasn't clear where he wanted to park, and had managed to claim two spots. We did consider the possibility that he was being checked for his blood alcohol reading ("walk along this line"). He wouldn't have passed, but there were no police around at the time.