Posts From Lancelin

THE PINNACLES

The Pinnacles is a must-see for anyone visiting the Lancelin region.  Located in the Nambung National Park, (50 minutes north of Lancelin), these remarkable limestone formations are spread over an area of 190 hectares and attract 250,000+ visitors/year. The park is open all year – it never shuts but if you go between 9.30am and 4.30pm, pop in to the Pinnacles Desert Discovery Centre near the car park.  It offers… Read More

NEW OVERTAKING LANES BY CHRISTMAS 2018

Work on two new overtaking lanes just south of the Lancelin turnoff is expected to be completed by Christmas 2018. An extra southbound lane is being added to a 1.6km section of Indian Ocean Drive just south of the Ledge Point turnoff (below).The new northbound overtaking lane will be added to the section of road below which is just south of the 90km/hr zone that leads into Lancelin near KW… Read More

WORLD’S OLDEST MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE FOUND NEAR LANCELIN

On Sunday January 21st, 2018, Lancelin resident Tonya Illman came upon a bottle on a beach-side sand dune just north of Wedge Island in Western Australia. It would turn out that this bottle, containing a scrolled note, was tossed overboard from a ship in 1886.  It remained “lost” for 131 years and 223 days. Tonya and her friend Grace Ricciardo were walking back to their vehicle on that Sunday when Tonya… Read More

SURFING & SUP-ing

Lancelin is a popular surfing destination just 90 minutes from Perth and for those who don’t own a board, you can rent one in town. While the bay is protected by a reef about a kilometre offshore, to the south is Lancelin’s Back Beach, a popular spot with surfers of all ages and abilities. If you have a 4WD you’ll be able to access the beach easily. Simply take the… Read More

STYLE AND GRACE IN LANCELIN

17-year old Taylah Small is quite the dancer as you can see from this marvellous series of photographs by acclaimed local photographer Kym Illman. Over 3 hours one January morning, Taylah performed for the camera in the dunes and along the beach. The Perth dancer has quite a future in front of her and a quick look through these images will convince you her skills are impeccable. It shouldn’t be forgotten… Read More

LANCELIN LOOKOUT UPGRADED

Visitors and locals will be thrilled by the upgrade to the Lancelin Lookout which was completed mid-June.     Members of the LDCA, in particular Jan Cardy, Andrea Moss and Kathy Thomas were instrumental in progressing the upgrade. The Bendigo Bank contributed $44,000 towards the project after the LDCA enlisted their help. The Shire of Gingin funded the balance and the result is impressive. Those on bikes and in wheelchairs will… Read More

Sandboarding

兰斯林是澳大利亚首屈一指的滑沙胜地,距珀斯市中心仅90分钟路程。 在兰斯林滑沙经济实惠,滑沙板的租金低至 12.50 元,而且乐趣无穷。那么,需要做些什么呢? 首先,前往小镇 首先,前往小镇。从珀斯市中心驱车仅需90分钟。往北走到米切尔高速公路的尽头,然后在赫斯特大街右转,再左转到旺内鲁路。最终转进印度洋公路,因此请保持向北前行,直至到达可见清楚标识的兰斯林出口。转至朝向海岸,并根据这些视频指示抵达沙丘。. 你需要准备好滑沙板和一些蜡,并且为了防止您抵达时滑沙板已被预订一空,您应该在此预订您的滑沙板(仅 12.50 元起)领取了预订的滑沙板后,您即可出发去沙丘。在按照下图或视频指示抵达后,您可把标准的二轮驱动车辆停靠在沙丘底部的硬石头上。 但是,大多数租车公司禁止您把他们的二轮驱动车辆开到公路之外,所以请注意。如果想深入到非公路区域,那么您绝对需要一台四轮驱动的车辆。如果您是驾驶四轮驱动车辆的新手,那么您还需要非常小心,因为沙丘是很危险的(是的,发生过死亡事件)。 沙丘地带非常广阔,而且实际上受到3个不同部门的监管。从法律的角度来说,您只能使用经授权的非公路路段,其大致包括了沙丘(南北方向上)的中间部分。入口处有指示可使用区域的路标,请在进入时查询一下。但是请注意,沙丘上很少有指示边界所在之处的栅栏或路标,所以请谨慎行事。 如果您没有信心驾驶二轮驱动车辆进入非公路区域,只需将其停放在 Bootoo 街上,然后步行进入即可。您还可以把车停靠在距离车道左侧约20米处的空地上,如上图所示。步行约300米,穿过柔软的沙地和坚硬的石头。 沙丘区域可以免费进入 沙丘区域可以免费进入。只有一个入口点(如上图所示),入口处没有门,沙丘全年无休,24小时全天候开放(但是在日落至上午8点之间,希望您能将噪音保持在最低限度,以免打扰居住在沙丘附近的居民)。 有两种不同类型的滑沙板供您租用,站立式的和坐式的。如果您的平衡感较好,比如会滑滑板或是滑雪板,那么可以尝试站立式的,否则大多数人更青睐坐式的滑沙板。 至于该怎么穿衣服?这一点取决于您自己 至于该怎么穿衣服?这一点取决于您自己。如果风很大,或是您在滑沙时总是跌倒,您的衣服里可能最后会有很多沙子。您可能需要带上护目镜来防止眼睛受到沙子的刺激,而且您要爬到沙丘顶部才能往下滑,因此您需要耗费大量的体力往回攀爬。 另外请注意,沙丘上没有任何公共设施,如洗手间/商店等等。因此在穿过小镇的路上请你多留心这一点,并祝您尽情享受最棒的一天! ×… Read More