Thursday, June 11, 2009

Walking in Jurassic Park and sampling seafood…

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Move over Fred Flintstone.  I’m sure we went to Jurassic park today and the only thing missing was the dinosaurs!

A little over 100klms north of Perth is a park called The Pinnacles.  These limestone structures were left over from 400 billion years ago, as they formed up around the tree roots of the ancient trees.  The sands have formed up and receded down around these rock formations for years.

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This one way path led us through this valley of limestone boulders.  It was an eerie sight to see these still standing after so many years.

 

It was an amazing sight to see this, and I was so surprised to see so many people here!  It’s amazing what you find in the remotest places!

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We ended the day near a small outlook across the water.  As you can see, we’re due for some rain tonight.

And for the first time in 18 years, I had some lobster for dinner.  The lobster we saw further down in South Australia, was far too expensive, but this little beauty was only $20!!  So I bought two. And while poor Chris has allergies to some shellfish, lobster included…he did not go without.  He had scallops and pickled octopus.  So a seafood fest was to finish our night out.  And tomorrow we head up to a little place called Monkey Mia.

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