Distance travelled: 464 kms
Cumulative distance: 8,631 kms
Sponsored by: Richard Chaplin
After breakfast at the motel I went to visit the HMAS Sydney Memorial in Geraldton it was only 3 kms from the motel. It is very impressive with a view out to the Indian Ocean where the ship was sunk on 19th November 1941 and all 645 crew were lost. They have never found the wreck.
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| This is the view of the memorial as you approach it. The dome is made up of sea birds. |
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| This is a woman looking out to sea waiting for her man to come home. |
Next I headed south for Fremantle via the coast road called "Indian Ocean Drive". There are a lot of beach side shacks dotted along the coast. I don't think you are allowed to build any more. They are "off the grid" and some of them look like a good gale off the Indian Ocean would finish them. We all agreed to meet at the "Pinnacles" near Jurien Bay. They are natural limestone structures dating back 25-30,000 years.
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| Some "Pinnacles" on the Desert Trail. |
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| A distance view of some "Pinnacles". |
I did the "Desert Trail" about 2 kms walking through these strange formations. We were meant to have a group photo at the Pinnacles but the photographer had a flat tyre so couldn't make it. After my "Desert Trail" walk I met Paul and Dave in the carpark as I was about to leave. It was then I discovered I had lost the key to my bike. It must have fallen out of my pocket when I took my phone out to take pictures of the "Pinnacles". Luckily I had a spare key in my tank bag so off I went to Fremantle. When I met Paul in the foyer of the hotel in Fremantle he presented me with my lost key. Someone had found it and handed it into the Gift shop. Denby, Dave's wife suggested they check if the key had been handed in and lo and behold there it was. A new key would have cost me around $180!! so I will be shouting Dave, Denby, Paul and Ensa a few drinks.
There is no dinner or breakfast paid for whilst we are in Fremantle so we are on our own in that regard. I went to Gino's restaurant round the corner from the hotel and had a huge plate of spaghetti bolognese and a couple of glasses of house shiraz. Very good.
