Thierings on Tour

It was an early start and a swift pack up schedule this morning as we were headed on the Pinnacles tour at 7.30am.

The view over the farm was gorgeous and we were lucky that yesterday’s drizzle had finally cleared. Nambung has special private access to the back of the Pinacles desert, which gives for a very private and unique view of the limestone formations.

We headed over the large sand dunes to a cluster of small pinnacles, which had only recently been exposed due to changing winds. The kids felt like they were on Mars, but enjoyed running around them and looking for other ones.

James, our guide, explained that this all used to be an ancient seabed in the past, which is an incredible thought. So we continued walking and the kids had plenty of opportunities to run around, surf the dunes, climb and have fun.

Chris and I have visited the Pinnacles from the other side in the past, so it was great to get a different perspective on them. Given how few people visit this part of the park (only about 1,000 a year) it’s amazing how untouched it stays, you can literally see the wind blowing sand over the tracks we just walked. A truly special place!

From there, it was a 2 hour drive to Perth, which went by rather quickly and uneventfully. While we were setting up camp, the girls thought it was hilarious that the laundry block had a “jail”.

In the evening we went to visit Chris’ friend Rob and wife Tien-Yen, whom we haven’t seen since our last trip 11 years ago. It was certainly different coming back with 3 beautiful little girls… 
We went out for dinner at a really cool pub with an amazing kids’ playground and everyone was happy. We got to catch up uninterrupted, while the girls had a blast playing amidst bites of yummy food. Win win! 

Kms travelled – 218