Wednesday, 2 May 2012

26/04/12 - Wave riders

Yep - pro surfers eat your hearts out! 
Sammy's had one too many pies...
Impression still needs some work!





























It was with a twinge of regret (and a bit of a limp on Tony’s part, but it did get him out of a run across the beach that morning!) that we left Lucky Bay the next morning, but had a lot more kms to knock off so couldn’t hang around! Had a quick stop for a cooked brekkie at Esperance, as well as saying hello to Sammy the Seal on the pier – unfortunately the museum with the Skylab artefacts wasn’t open, so we couldn’t get more details of the Americans paying the littering cost, but the poster outside provided amusement nonetheless.




More waving action
Tiring business this driving
The planned detour for the day was perhaps a bit excessive – travelling 200km one way in a different direction to the main journey might be considered unwise by some given the Beaut’s history – but Tony had committed to seeing Wave Rock so north we went. Was it worth it? Without a doubt. Especially when we dazzled some Japanese tourists by pretending to surf it. Don’t think that’s ever been done before! Also had to make a brief side trip in the area to see the Hippo’s Yawn – Rich, Al et al would have disowned us if we’d bypassed such an aptly named rock formation!
Annaliza in the Hippo's mouth

Can't get away from waving in this
part of WA(ve)
Some drivers were taking a
slightly riskier approach!
 That night was spent in the insect infested caravan park at Lake Grace. We were luckier than some of our fellow guests who ended up in a cabin with bed bugs…

 Key Learnings
     1. The landscape around the wheat belt in WA isn’t the most exciting you’ll ever see (we hope, for your sake!)
     2. Take extreme care when removing a stone to enable a door to be closed in a dilapidated caravan park. You never know what creepy crawlies are hidden behind…




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