{"id":31618,"date":"2023-04-09T22:22:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T12:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=31618"},"modified":"2023-04-10T14:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T04:33:34","slug":"the-pinnacles-desert-western-australia-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=31618","title":{"rendered":"The Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 7-8th March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 200 kms from Perth to Cervantes in Western Australia   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  The Pinnacles and Cervantes  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Cervantes RV overflow, $25, S30.50044, E115.07135  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: days @ $ per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You may have noticed we\u2019ve skipped a couple of days between Bunbury and Cervantes. We found we needed to pick up new decoder for the satellite TV from the dealer in Perth and take part in a teleconference which required some good internet. So we decided on a couple of days in Perth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CP in north Perth was a charmless place. Whilst we managed a couple of good bike rides and a long walk around the lakeside reserve. I struggled to take a photo of anything worth posting, so lets move on to Cervantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s Good Friday morning as we escape Perth and the traffic is relatively heavy, but it soon thins out. An hour further north the traffic is all but gone as we pass Seabird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We roll into Cervantes<\/a> just in time for late lunch. Our guide book gives a star to the Lobster Shack, so rather than turn into the overflow we follow the signs to the Lobster Shack. Given it\u2019s Good Friday we were a little surprised to see it open, parking we go in to find 2 or 300 hundred people enjoying lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The half lobster, chips and salad $40 times two thanks. Obviously not the cheapest lunch we\u2019ve had on this trip, but definitely the best. This time of the year the lobster or more correctly crayfish are fresh off the boat, just grilled with butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only for the drink driving restrictions we could have sat out the afternoon on the restaurant\u2019s verandah enjoying the view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we drive back to the RV overflow finding ourselves a level spot on grass and set up for the night. The nearby CP is already full being Easter and by the early evening the overflow will be full as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chatting with our neighbour he tells me he buys crayfish directly off the boat, giving me the number, why not, I send a text ordering two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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