17/7/11 - We are off to the Pinnacles!

Checked out of the hotel nice and early and with all the luggage on board, we drove to a cafe within King's Park for our breakfast. Took another nice stroll before our 3h drive to the Pinnacles. 

So glad to reach the park finally. Had a toilet break and it's time for lunch. We had packed our lunch of ham sandwiches with fruits bought at the supermarket the day before. It's interesting to be picnicking in the chilly weather, along with other local families too. (It happened to be a week-long holidays for them) 

Stomachs filled, it's time to explore the place and marvel at God's creation. Lots of photo-snapping too. =)

Our stop for the night will be at Jurien Bay, along the Coastal route. The cheapest accommodation for this trip, we were not expecting much. A really simple unit with two rooms and a common bath. Shopped for more groceries at the nearby supermarket for dinner and breakfast the next day. 

A little travel tip: It's great to bring along cooler bags for trips like this...

It was still early and we decided to go for an evening walk before the sun sets. The view was magnificent. We see people fishing along the way and the fishes they catch are huge! 

Back to our apartment for dinner and a few games of card monopoly before we call it a night (as we took turns to bathe and wash up). We concluded that such holidays are great for family bonding cos there's really nothing much to do at night. Good thing I brought the pack of cards along... =)

18/7/11 - We are heading upwards to Kaibarri today. A longer drive is expected. Drove past the entrance of Kalbarri National Park and headed to town for our lunch first. With the school holidays, there were many families here for their short break and there was even a bazaar too. 

Accommodation for the night will be at Kalbarri Edge Resort, an awesome place. Unlimited wireless internet too. Off loaded our luggages before we went to the park. It was a grueling drive for Bernard with most part of the journey on unpaved roads. A 4WD will do a much better job.

Nevertheless, the reward was sweet. The view was just indescribable! We carefully made the climb to Nature's Window and back. =)

One major task to accomplish before dinner time - to clean the car. Driving along the muddy and sandy tracks caused our white 8-seater to be turned into a brown one. With car-wash in Singapore so affordable nowadays, we've not washed the car ourselves in a long long time. 

With no pails but just a few large mineral water bottles and some cloths, we spent some family time cleaning the car together. We were too busy doing so and we did not take any photos of the before and after... 

Dinner was at the restaurant within the resort. A popular one too. We had to wait a while before our food arrived. Food was average and a bit on the pricey side. After a tired day of driving and trekking, we rested early for the night. =)