Onto Cervantes WA.
Well after exploring Green Head and Jurien Bay it was onto Cervantes to see their coastline wonders. On entering the area we stopped at the info board to see a curious wind directional device mounted high up across the road.
Now driving down to Thirsty Point Reserve, you can see the Cervantes Islands, the waters turquoise blue, white beach sand, very windy day the wind can almost knock you over. Photo opportunity time again.
This feels like you are on a Bali beach, it doesn't get much better than this. What a great day to explore. We saw a Liberty servo with Rosie's Island Cafe attached which has crayfish sandwiches lovely.
The Cervantes is also the gateway to the Pinnacles in the Nambung National Park which means my pot Maltese is not welcome so neither are we. I got some pics from the Western Australia tourist site. Link https://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Itinerary/Pinnacles_and_Cervantes/5a139cd6666130926c57cab7#/
The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, Cervantes
The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, Cervantes
Lake Thetis, Cervantes, Western Australia
Origin of Name - By Aussie Towns
http://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/cervantes-wa
Cervantes takes its name from an American whaling ship which was wrecked off the coast in 1844. Apparently the Cervantes was anchored off Thirsty Point, the promontory which lies to the west of the town and separates Nambung Bay from Ronsard Bay, when the ship was blown ashore on an island to the south of the point. The island was named Cervantes and, in 1963, it was given to the township which grew on the mainland. Amusingly some locals thought the town had been named after the Spanish author of Don Quixote and consequently many of the streets in the town have been given Spanish names.
Now driving down to Thirsty Point Reserve, you can see the Cervantes Islands, the waters turquoise blue, white beach sand, very windy day the wind can almost knock you over. Photo opportunity time again.This feels like you are on a Bali beach, it doesn't get much better than this. What a great day to explore. We saw a Liberty servo with Rosie's Island Cafe attached which has crayfish sandwiches lovely.The Cervantes is also the gateway to the Pinnacles in the Nambung National Park which means my pot Maltese is not welcome so neither are we. I got some pics from the Western Australia tourist site. Link https://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Itinerary/Pinnacles_and_Cervantes/5a139cd6666130926c57cab7#/The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, CervantesThe Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, CervantesLake Thetis, Cervantes, Western AustraliaOrigin of Name - By Aussie Towns
http://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/cervantes-wa
Cervantes takes its name from an American whaling ship which was wrecked off the coast in 1844. Apparently the Cervantes was anchored off Thirsty Point, the promontory which lies to the west of the town and separates Nambung Bay from Ronsard Bay, when the ship was blown ashore on an island to the south of the point. The island was named Cervantes and, in 1963, it was given to the township which grew on the mainland. Amusingly some locals thought the town had been named after the Spanish author of Don Quixote and consequently many of the streets in the town have been given Spanish names.
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