Jurien Bay & The Pinnacles

Hi everyone, we have had a nice couple of days in Jurien Bay, although still very windy.  Our caravan park is right opposite the beach, and the water is beautiful & clear.   We leave tomorrow, heading inland to Moora, a town very close to where my father was born 96 years ago tomorrow.  We will stay there 4 nights & then head to southern WA, & then back to Perth for a few weeks over Christmas  Today we visited a national park to see "The Pinnacles" only about half an hours drive from here. The counrtyside around here is low scrub & sand dunes & we were not sure what to expect, but it was some of the most fascinating country we have seen, limestone pillars in a desert setting.

View of Jurien Bay, taken about 75 metres from our campsite

Little islands offshore

The new jetty curving out to sea.  This weekend is the "Indian Ocean Festival" in Jurien Bay, including the blessing of the fleet. A pity we are going to miss it!

The old Jetty

Lookout about 10 kms south of Jurien Bay

Hinterland behind the lookout

Photos of the Pinnacles, these rocks are about 8 feet tall, there are lots of very different sizes & cover a large area.

The line of little rocks denotes the area you can drive, plenty of spots to park & take photos & walk around

Looking back to the Indian Ocean across the rock formations

Geologists are still baffled as to the formation of this area.  A local aboriginal dreamtime legend is that long ago, young men were warned not to enter this area of sinking sands, or they would be lost forever.  Some disobeyed & as they sank beneath the sands their fingers reached up in a desperate effort to save themselves.