The Pinnacles are another place on my list of places I must see to have gone around Australia. Huge limestone pillars poking out of the ground? That I’ve got to see!
What I hadn’t expected was the huge amount of land that The Pinnacles cover. They just keep going and going. We spend most of the day there, horrified that people are just driving around such an amazing place. The breathtaking site of thousands of limestone fingers of various sizes poking out of the ground greets us. The heat is something we hadn’t anticipated, beating down from above and reflecting up from the sand.
We leave to go to the beach during the heat of the day, and return at sunset. It is absolutely stunning, and we love it.
Jarrad and I rise at 5am the next morning, and quickly get ready before we carry the sleeping kids into the car. They are mostly awake when we reach The Pinnacles and unhitch the campervan in the car park. We drive into The Pinnacles proper, and enjoy watching the sun rise over the limestone fingers.
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I love the PInnacles too. Brings back very fond memories and awe and wonder of them.
Twitter: livinontheroad
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They are well worth the visit, and I was really surprised at just how big an area they cover.
Wow, EPIC! I love watching your adventures. They inspire me to start an adventure of my own.
We decided two weeks ago that we were going to travel Australia. We set out on the 1st May 2013. We are doing Northern Australia so we will miss the pinnacles, but maybe on the next trip?
Twitter: livinontheroad
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Thanks. The regions of Australia change quite a bit, but then other times we marvel at how unchanging the landscape is.
Twitter: newlifeonroad
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Gosh that is incredible – cant believe people drive past it and miss it? Gorgeous!
Twitter: livinontheroad
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They are fascinating. It was interesting to read that even though Dutch explorers landed very close by in the 1600s, there was no record of them having seen the Pinnacles, and there are no Aboriginal dreamtime stories about them.
Twitter: whichhotel4me
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That would be amazing to look at! Reminds me a bit of the Colorado National Monument.
Twitter: livinontheroad
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Absolutely incredible. Well worth the early rise to get there and watch the sun rising.
Twitter: travelsofadam
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Never heard of this before but it looks amazing! I really loved the nature in Australia when I was there years ago. But I didn’t venture out too often—I was always afraid of running into some creature that would probably kill me, hah!
Twitter: livinontheroad
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You have to be particularly careful of animals in Australia. The worst is the drop bear, but our snakes are cute and cuddly. :) Seriously though, if you come back, the best parts are in the outback … where you have to drive 1000 km to get to the next thing worth seeing.
Twitter: accent_center
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Incredible landscape! I’ve never seen anything like this.
This is on my list too, of things I’d love to see in real life but haven’t made the time to do so yet. You’ve captured some spot-on photographs though so thanks for that! :)