Finally we left Perth and the south behind us and started our slow journey north. Went East first though, as we stopped at the Swan Valley for a nice German Sausage lunch with German beer at Elmar's. After a filling lunch, we visited the chocolate factory and honey store. As the caravan parks are not so nice in the Swan Valley and we desperately needed a shower, we decided to head towards Toodyay which was surprisingly nice. The bush camping beats many we have seen and even has its own peacock named Hendry.
We planned to stay in the Avon National Park the next days. The park is simple and only has a few lookout, nice picnic areas, but the camping areas are not worth mentioning, so we left and drove in direction of the coast again.
Staying near Gingin, we checked out the coastal town and its beaches, before staying overnight at the "Back to Nature" caravan park, which is very nice, new and still very "bush". From there we drove to Guilderton, Ledge Point and Lancelin. Not wind against all odds, but plenty of rain.
The Pinnacles were next on the agenda and we were lucky to be able to see them with storm weather and after lunch in blue sky. Very special place indeed.
Jurien Bay then accommodated us for a few days. We found out that something was eating our stored food away, everything had holes, so we assumed it was a mouse and therefore bought a mouse trap. After dodging the first night and stealing the bread out of the trap,we got her the second night and released her into the wild again. We had nice swims, chilled out at the park and the highlight: swimming with sealions! This was just awesome, playing in the water with them whilst snorkeling, just a must do if you like this kind of stuff. Additionally, we were followed by dolphins on the way out to sea.
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