Western Australia has an abundance of national parks with beautiful wildflowers and wildlife. But a large part of the biggest state in Australia is a dessert. Once at the sea floor of the ocean, now the pinnacles pillars stand in a dessert. It's mystical, the surroundings are quite surreal. So as everyone we made loads of photos of course.
Just a 2.5 hour drive gets you there. We decided to stay a night and check out the nightlife of the adjacent town called Cervantes. This was a big laugh! It had one main street with supermarket, post office, fish & chips store, country club house, hang out for youngsters and a restaurant. They told us to make a reservation, because it will get busy; so not true! One thing though: the air is clean and the sky at night is magical. So much for country towns.
Another strange thing are the bacteries of 4600 million years ago: Stromatoliths. We saw these in a shallow lake on our way back home. It's looks like a rock, that's why it has the nickname living rocks.
And then Jens's his favorite wildflowers: Banksia. A flower bought from the florist will cost about $5 and will last for at least 3 weeks. That's about the only thing what is cheap here!!
And before I forget: Xanthorrhoea. Always puts a smile on Jens's face. Not because of the plant, but because of the nickname: The Common Blackboy (this is also a form of domestic abuse!!)
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