Eneabba

Mon 9^th June

Our first visit was to the Pinnacles - What amazing formations. The limestone of the Pinnacles came from seashells that were broken down into lime rich sands which were blown inland to form high mobile dunes. It is believed that they have a history of being covered and uncovered by sands over many thousands of years and that they were last uncovered was about 6000 years ago. There is a good drive around them and a viewing platform so that you can see how vast the area is that they cover.



Our next stop was Cervantes where we had a lobster lunch (how decadent!) and then we went down to Lake Thetis and walked along the boardwalk to see the stromatolites which are oxygen producers that look like sand bubbles and are one of the oldest known living organisms.  It is estimated the lake became isolated from the sea about 4800 years ago when sea levels dropped and coastal dunes formed. The lake is one of only a few places in the world with living marine stromatolites.  The microbes that build them are similar to those found in 3500, which are the earliest record of life on Earth. They look like rocky lumps and have been dated to about 3370 years old.

 Our final stop for the day was a caravan park at Eneabba . The trouble was it wasn’t a caravan park at all, but a garage, RAC agent and roadhouse and shouldn’t have been in the Camps 7 book. Anyway all’s well that ends well. The friendly owners Phil and Deanna put us in their backyard, provided showers toilet and electricity.  They then locked the gate and gave us a key to get in and out. We felt we should eat there so we had a hamburger each – quite the best we’ve had in many years, and a really nice mug of coffee.  We sat in their dining room and ate it as we watched the news on their telly. You meet such friendly, generous people when you are on the road.