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Weds. Jurien Bay and The Pinnacles Last night the wind was very strong and Joe tied the awning down but at midnight he had to get up and put the awning away we couldn't sleep with it banging.The wind had abated a bit this morning but was still strong and it was difficult keeping the washing on the line but it soon dried.We had a look round Jurien Bay not that there is anything to see but the promised pristine beach and turquoise sea did live up to the tourist book hype and once the wind dropped it was a perfect day.We were very tempted to swim but when Joe went in for a paddle to test the temperature he soon found that the beach shelved just a few feet in and also had holes.We have had to concede that as poor swimmers we must only swim when life savers are on the beach.The Pinnacles certainly lived up to their hype and I hope the photos do them justice.We went late afternoon as instructed by all the books so we saw them in the best light.On the way we passed two huge sand dunes which just rise up from the scrub and walking across the top on the skyline were two emus it would have made a great photo and video but by the time we got the cameras out they had gone.We did see two on the way back but they were by the side of the road not quite as good for photos.Thurs. Dongara/Port DenisonWe settled down to an uneventful drive north to Geraldton but we were wrong.When we are towing the van Joe has to do all the driving so we stopevery two hours for him to have a walk around or a drink to keep him alert.Today we followed the signs to Port Denison and a live lobster facility tour only to find it was closed.Most of the towns on this stretch of coast are totally dependent on crayfish otherwise known as rock lobster and this facility was a fisherman's co-op where they had the idea of letting Joe public and his wife watch them process the lobster as the boats brought them in but obviously the idea hadn't caught on with Joe and his wife.Just as we decided to go back to the van we noticed a boat coming in and some men waiting on the quay by a conveyer belt.Within minutes they had unloaded 4 crates of lobster, a crate of squid and taken on board a load of frozen fish presumably for bait.A couple bought 2 lobsters directly from the fisherman and he just shoved them live into a plastic bag but it had a hole in it and the lobsters were escaping.The lady who was obviously used to this picked them up and shoved them back into the bag. (Hope you enjoy the photos and video.)Joe was licking his lips by this time and just in case he was thinking of getting $12 dollars out to buy one for his tea I quickly steered him in the direction of the hotel across the road where he paid $25 for ½a lobster but it did have chips and salad with it and it was cooked. Geraldtonis the biggest port in the area and has massive grain silos right on the sea front plus it has a multi million trade in lobster.It gives the impression of a town which has developed without any thought or plan and is only now doing a makeover on its actual sea frontage.It will probably be very smart when done but just now it is a massive work site.We did see a very impressive memorial to HMAS Sydney the Australian ship lost in 1941 during an encounter with a German boat of Geraldton.This was more relevant to us because within the last 2 weeks both ships have been located on the sea bed and they are hoping to solve the mystery of why the Sdney went down with all hands.
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