Hey guys, we've managed to get onto a computer but like everything else since we've been travelling up the West Coast, it's expensive so I'll update you on a few places as quickly as I can (hopefully some of you are still reading? We can see that Mum (Gill), Mum & Dad (Richard & Angela), Nanna and William Robinson (sorry not sure who you are? Have we met you on our travels? Our memories are appalling, looking forward to seeing you in Thailand though!) are reading it, so this is for you and any secret readers we have. I can't believe we've been gone for over two months and some of our so called friends haven't put a single message on here yet - no Thai souveniers for you, you know who you are! ;-)

Ok Cervantes was our first stop after Perth and we checked into a Best Western Motel, that was just beside where the Greyhound bus dropped us. The Greyhound seems really well organised and they have flat screen TV's so we got to watch some films during the journey, which helps pass the time.

We were pretty tired when we arrived here so chilled in the room and watched a film before we were picked up for our evening tour. Pretty much the only reason to come to Cervantes is to check out the pinnacles, which are basically masses of eroded limestone pillars covering a huge desert (well not actually a desert, an expanse of in land sand dunes the colour of sharp sand - for those that aren't builders, very orangey yellow sand, rather than the white sand on the beaches). It is a really cool place and you kind of feel as if you're on another planet when you're there, I would have liked to be on my own to meditate for a while. For those that are Billy Connolly fans he did part of running round the world naked film here! Apparently a few tourists decide to act this scene out for themselves when visiting, but we were a little shy in front of the other people on our tour (three middle aged English couples and a young english guy on his own) and we didn't see anyone else doing it when we were there either, but heard some funny stories from our guide!!

When we were on the tour we were really lucky in terms of the wildlife we saw, as the tour guide was an ex-ranger so he knew where to find everything. Firstly we took a de-tour to a beach, as in the morning he'd seen a sea-lion by the water and luckily for us it was still there, so we got pretty close and some good photos (which will be coming by the way, we just need to find cheaper internet as it takes ages to download!). We also had an extra passenger on the mini-bus . . . . a carpet snake!! The driver had found him at The Pinnacles and had put him in a big plastic keg, to drop off somewhere safer away from cars and the road. We saw another huge carpet snake on the road on our way back to the motel, but some prat driving too fast had just killed it! The tour guide was really annoyed and moved it to the side of the road, but it was still moving a little although definitely on it's way out! You really have to respect the wildlife in the bush and take it easy when you're driving, but some people tear around as though they're on a motorway! We saw a few Kangaroos fairly close up too, which was cool, but you have to be wquick if you want a photo of these fella's as they move pretty quick once they spot you.

We had a lovely pot noodle to look forward to for dinner when we got back to the motel and then another film and bed, ready for the bus to Geraldton the next day.