Did the drive to Jurien yesterday along Indian Ocean Dve
1.5 hours to The Pinnacles.
another 20 minutes to Cervantes.
another 30 minutes to Jurien.

We spent an hour at The Pinnacles doing the 4km drive and stopping to check out some of the more interesting shapes. Has a gift shop and information centre and toilets. To some, it may be a bunch of rocks, but you can see many things if you use your imagination. It is also amazing to see crisp white sand contrasting with golden yellow around the pinnacles and the green scrub in the area. We took the Jackaroo and the track through the Pinnacles can be a little tight for bigger vehicles. Can be done in a regular car, but you would want some clearance. No dogs allowed and $11 per car for entry.

Cervantes felt very sleepy. A general store and small shopping village. There is a Liberty petrol station in town too. We stopped at Lake Thetis to see the stromatolites and it was a little underwhelming. Look like lumps of limestone.

Jurien had a festival for the blessing of the fleet on the foreshore. A nice festival atmosphere. BP petrol station in town and also a Caltex. We hit the beach north of the harbour. The water was beautiful, but the winds were all wrong so no chnace to wet a line. Very easy 4wding.

Stopped through Moore river on the way home, Beautiful as always. The contrast of the brown river and blue ocean was amazing. The level of the river was down and there was heaps of weed.

It was a very pleasant day of driving and exploring. No heavy traffic on the roads and a few places to stop and enjoy the view. Despite the name, Indian Ocean Drive does not take you directly along the coast. You get glimpses along the way.

Difinitely will do this again though as there was a few places that I would like to explore and fish.

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