Perth WA 2016: Day 3

We started our third day by visiting Bayswater for car renting. Our hosts suggested Bayswater for car rental with good insurance coverage. A 2-days rental cost us AUD155. We added GPS device cost AUD5/day so the total was AUD165. On top of that we needed to add AUD100 for deposit. This deposit was then returned as we returned the car in good shape.

We got ourselves a white Toyota Corolla Hatchback. 

Info: 

1. Australia is a right-hand driving country, same as Malaysia. 

2. A Malaysia's driving licence is valid for use in Australia.

 3. All payments must be made via VISA/MasterCard. No cash accepted.
3. Additional payment (around AUD20/day) is required for additional driver (in case you want to switch-drive with your friend). But why pay when you can do it illegally... kahkah (no this is not ad advise).

Tips from most travelers: Book online. It's cheaper compared to walk-in.

Our first destination was Yanchep National Park, located 50 mins from Perth City. Entrance fee was AUD12 per car. The same ticket can be used to enter The Pinnacles desert at Cervantes on the same day, so don't lose it.

Yanchep got less hype compared to Caversham Wildlife Park. We did not go to Caversham because the entrance fee was expensive (AUD27 per person). Girls not gonna pay that much just to touch a kangaroo.

Kangaroos! I came here for you. [captured with Mi 4i]

A baby kangaroo. [captured with Mi 4i]

A koala bear! But it was far from reach. [captured with Mi 4i]

I think we just spent about 15 minutes at the park because we had a long journey ahead.

We drove north to Lancelin Sand Dunes, 1 hour from Yanchep. Because I was sleepy (I need a dash of caffein every morning), we stopped at a coffee shop along the way. 

I don't remember the name but there were a number of signboards pointing to this cafe. Perhaps because this is the only place for some refreshment along the highway. Got no RnR in Perth. Yawn. [captured with iPhone 5s]

A regular cup of coffee cost me AUD5. We didn't eat here because..... we got leftovers from Kaili's! Chilled fries were damn good hahaha. Anyway, this cafe sold ham so we doubted if we can have any of the foods here.

Continued our journey to Lancelin.

Info: There are a lot of signages showing "Speed-trap cameras are used in WA" so mind your speed!

But we still speed because, who cares kahkah.

Nice weather. [captured with SJ4000]

We did sandboarding here. Our first experience! Yuhuu. [captured with SJ4000]

Info: We rent the sandboard at a pump station located just before you reached this place. It was AUD20 for 3 hours. We just rent one, and took turn sandboarding. 

We spent about 1 hour here, before headed up north to The Pinnacles Desert at Cervantes. The journey took 1 hour. Remember, use the Yanchep ticket upon entering The Pinnacles. 

You can drive your car inside the park. No need to park your car at the visitor centre.

Bring your car inside the park, like this. Gagaga. Actually you cannot park this close. We moved the rocks that surrounded the area (sorry Australia!) [captured with SJ4000]

I like it here because we don't have pinnacles in Malaysia. It was a beautiful place. [captured with SJ4000]

They say do not climb the rock..... [captured with iPhone 5s]

Washroom is provided at the visitor centre area. There's also a small shop selling souvenirs and drinks there. If you prefer, find a spot and solat here (or at the parking area).

After we were done here we drove south to Cottesloe Beach at 2.30pm. The journey took 2 1/2 hours. Yeah it was a long drive and we were hungry, but we didn't even look out for restaurants at nearby towns because we needed to hurry to Cottesloe for sunset! (Sunset at 5.30pm). Just grabbed a Snickers for lunch.

I would like to say something to you; be strong in the car haha. Because WA radios are a bit boring. They got a very few international songs so they kept repeating the same songs over and over again. We listened to "One Dance" like a hundred times that day. And USB could not be connected idk why.

 The view along Indian Ocean Drive was so beautiful we had to stop. This is a sheep farm. We even saw wild kangaroo playing in the bushes here!

We arrived Cottesloe at 5pm. 

 

There was a changing room near the washroom so we solat there. Very last minute and in rush, that's why I advised you to solat at The Pinnacles earlier.

After sunset we had dinner at Nando's Subiaco. It was 13 degC and the restaurant got no heater pfft. My dinner cost AUD14.85

After that we drove to Perth and took a night stroll in the city for a while, before we went back to our apartment at Adelaide. Shops here closed very early. 8pm and dead already. Only a few cafes were still open.