Day 13 Drummond Cove 22/5/14

We got up early to go to the Pinnacles. We left our van at the park as we had to backtrack to the National Park. The Pinnacles are lime stone outcrops and beautiful in the early morning.

20140523-102714.jpg This is Dad trying to get a good angle for an artistic photo.

20140523-102836.jpgThis is the photo he took.

20140523-102942.jpg There were lots and lots of the lime stone shapes.

20140523-104320.jpg This is Kelly our Pud mascot climbing the stones even though she was told not to!

We had a short stop to see some of the earliest life forms at Lake Thetis. The stone like blobs are the Stromatolites which are colonies of bacteria. This colony is 3500 years old!

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We stopped at the beach at Dongara for to make our lunch. It was a very nice view. We saw a seagull carry a puffer fish on to the sand and drop it there. It was lying on the ground, and then we watched the water come up and it swam away quickly.

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We had a look at an old town called Greenough which is now a tourist attraction. There was a old gaol there that you could look in which had court room and a charging room were they would have arrested people. You could also go in the old cells.

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20140523-105951.jpg There were 3 churches 2 were still running and the other one was not.

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We saw a strange animal that looked like a alpaca crossed with a horse. We looked it up on the Internet and we think it might be a Guanaco which it strange because we also found out there is only one breeder left in Australia so we don’t know how or why there was one there.

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In Greenough there are lots of trees that are leaning over, they grew that way.

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We got to Drummond Cove and walked over the sand dunes to the beach at sunset. We got a bit lost on the way back but found our way eventually .

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Tess.

6 thoughts on “Day 13 Drummond Cove 22/5/14

  1. Hi Everyone. Loved your photos and you’re going to some great places. What have your caravan parks been like? Are they full of Grey Nomads yet? You look very relaxed…

    Half an inch of rain here fortunately so the grass has greened up and the autumn weather still spectacular.

    David, Will and I have just been down to the Tdale Food and Wine shop for pizzas and salad. They were great and only started last week.

    Happy travelling -any wildflowers?

    Lol, Mormie

    • Yes, we are starting to see a few more Grey Nomads, but unfortunately no wildflowers! Good to hear that the weather is good down in Victoria, it has been raining a little bit here, but is starting to clear up now! Pizzas sound good, we may have to try them when we get back!
      The Kelly’s

    • Hi Pauline,
      I’m learning as much from your posts as I am from the girls!
      Taradale food & wine store hey? Meet you there one day soon!
      You sound really well. Will be nice to catch up soon.
      Bec

  2. Fantastic. I was going to say it’s lucky you’re on a long trip. Gerard’s photography skills need a little work. Happy traveling.

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