We had the good fortune to visit the Pyramid on a very calm day - 'we get about half a dozen days like this a year' our boatman claimed. This calmness was not a disappointment to me, as I have had a number of near death experiences with sea-sickness and small boats in the past!
It has been pointed out to me Ball's Pyramid does rather look like a witches hat bursting out of the sea, and the truth of the matter is that it does look rather 'other worldly'. If I had seen it in a number of recent films I think I would have assumed it was a CGI image!
All in all it's a remarkable place and it was well worth the extra time it took to get there and get back.
Apart from being a remarkable chunk of rock, the Pyramid is home to the last know wild population of a giant stick insect that once once found on Lord Howe and for a long time was considered extinct. Clearly, any form of survey of the island would be as much of a mountaineering experience as it would be a biological one - I'd love the chance the visit, but my climbing days seem very much in the past.
You can find more shots from around the World at Our World Tuesday. SM
Yes Stewart, you were fortunate to have had a good day for this trip and it is an impressive rock
ReplyDeleteMy goodness!!! How amazingly magnificent is that!!!???
ReplyDeleteWow, it is an impressive rock. I like the Pyramid shape. So glad you had calm seas and a nice boat ride. Great photos! Enjoy your new week!
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ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Lea
Our Mother Earth is just too cool!
ReplyDeleteRock very suggestive images and beautiful place.. . Regards..
ReplyDeletevery nice!
ReplyDeleteI will have to look this up on Google Earth to see where this is. What an amazing rock! Are there birds' nesting there?
ReplyDeleteAwesome scenery. You couldn't give climbing a go to get a macro shot of that stick insect for us? ;)
ReplyDeleteImagine being shipwrecked and this was your only island of refuge. Thanks for showing this. Great to see.
ReplyDeleteWow, quite a striking pillar of rock rising from the sea! Thanks for sharing your photos.
ReplyDeleteWow..Great shots..I can't imagine climbing that rock..The surface has to be very rough..Not user friendly at all..I guess the good thing would be that it probably isn't slippery unless it has lichen or some kind of moss growing on it. Does anything grow on Lava rock? Interesting post..Enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. I imagine there cannot be that many stick Insects left if that is their only home, very precious. Diane
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing stack! Great shots.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous rock, Stewart. I guess it's called that 'cos you'd need them to climb it!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes from a wet and windy UK - you lucky beggar! - - - - Richard
What are you saying Stewart! I don't believe for a moment that you couldn't tackle a climb like that.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing images of your continuing adventures "down under" Stewart - I'm getting to see parts of Australia I would otherwise have missed!
ReplyDeleteOh, what an awesome place, Stewart!! Thank you so much for sharing!! What a trip you have had!! Terrific!! Enjoy your new week!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! It does look like a witch's hat! It must have been a wonderful experience to visit the place.
ReplyDeleteThis volcanic rock formation is wonderful! I would love to see it...so dramatic! I am so sorry you can't climb all over it's surface. I can't do such things anymore either, and it is such a disappointment! I am thrilled for you that you had good weather, and happy you didn't get seasick. Your photos are incredible!
ReplyDeleteHow cool!
ReplyDeleteYou are killing me! I think this will be an unique travel adventure for me.
ReplyDeleteMy God you are lucky to have visited this place.
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