Port Denison/Dongara

We have been following the coast all the way down South.  This little place was a 2 day stopover.   Not much here as with most of these seaside towns.  A nice heritage walk,  very little in the way of actual swimming beach, its most well known for its Lobster fishing.  The  "Larry the Lobster" statue greets you at the entrance to the town. Nov. to June is the season and there must be a lot of wealthy fishermen here, cos some of the houses were massive.    Our day of arrival was beautiful, these are the views from our spot in the Park.   We stupidly decided to clean the inside of the bus on this gorgeous day.     It was full of red dust, sand, gravel you name it .  Hasnt had a good clean since we left home.  We even bought a vac!!!!!!.    Of course, the next day was sightseeing day and the weather turned to sh--t overnight.  We were lashed with wind and rain and the promise of more gale force winds and hail.   Thankfully they didnt arrive.    We managed a walk and took some photos of the view back to the caravan park.  You can see the cabins in the park, right on the water.   The erosion is so bad that a rock wall is being built all along this beachfront to try to protect it.

The storm is coming

Dont know what they are, they just looked cute all lined up waiting for that fish.

You can see the sand swirling around these formations

From here we ventured all the way down  the coast visiting Cliff Head, Coolimba, Leeman, Green Head, Jurien Bay (lovely) and Cervantes.  We had either sunshine or wind and rain as we drove down this coastline.   None of these places excited us.  A trip to the Nambung National Park was our highlight.    The photos above are of "The Pinnacles", crazy looking limestone formations in the middle of what you would describe as a sandy dessert.   They are weird and wonderful, sitting amongst the sand dunes, the sea in the background.   In some cases you could see the sand and the wind swirling in their midst causing erosion etc. You can just drive the 4km sand track thru the park, getting out wherever it takes your fancy to get up close and personal.  The colors in many were all different, some views off into the distance looked just like hundreds of tombstones in a cemetary.   There must 1,000s of these formations in this little park.  Well worth a visit.