Blogs from Kimberleys, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 2

It was not far from Mount Elizabeth station to Manning Gorge so it was an easy days drive. A stop at the roadhouse first to pay your entry fee to Manning Gorge, it is also well stocked so a great opportunity to stock up on some fresh produce. It is 7 km to the camping ground, the road in although unmade is very good. We found the camping area very good and much to our surprise not as busy as we had expected. The camp ground features a lot of big Boab trees and there was plenty of shade. You can be miles from home and the next thing you know you meet up with someone you know. Jenny and Pete who are friends of Rod and Jeanette’s set up camp not far from us. One ... read more

21st November 2012. Early start today as we were keen to visit the Kimberley region and travel towards Broome via the Gibb River Road. Our first stop was Emma Gorge, but it was closed due to the wet season. Next stop, the Elquestro township. Hmmm, also closed. Every attraction in the Kimberley region was closed until April 2013. We were very disappointed until we saw the sign to the Barnett River Gorge. After 3km of muddy terrain and almost getting bogged, we arrived at the Barnett River Gorge to discover a shallow river filled with lots of green algie. We decided against spending a night in the Kimberley and headed towards Broome. We arrived in Derby (about 200km west of Broome) about 9pm and all the service stations were closed. Since we could not go any ... read more

Kununurra day 4 4th July WOW!!!! that dinner was really nice last night at the Pump House restaurant on Lake Kununurra, the night didn’t go smoothly though, we got to the restaurant and were seated outside but that very evening another “Arctic blast” hit the north and we were ALL freezing so the boys drove back to the vans and got our jackets, we sat there for over an hour and a half waiting for our meal and finally Jim went and asked the Maitre d’ if the chef needed a hand with the dinners, I decided I was just to cold sitting out there it was really unpleasant so I went in side and sat down at the door and noticed and empty table for six, I asked to ... read more

We started the second day of this leg of the journey by getting up early to watch the sunrise on the beach at Cape Leveque where we'd been swimming the day before. We had the beach to ourselves and were spoilt by the views. To break up the long day of driving we stopped in Derby for lunch and fuel, as well as a new pair of sunglasses for Jo; she likes these even less than the last pair so their days are already numbered! The next stop was the Boab Prison Tree. This tree is estimated to be about 4000 years old and is a sacred Aboriginal site. Unfortunately the white settlers thought it would make a good prison holding approximately 16 people once the the fibrous centre had been removed. Apparently the Kimberley's was ... read more

Mt Barnett to Galvans Gorge(GG),Windjana Gorge(WG), Tunnel Creek(TC) and onto Derby(D)(8125 km to 8540 km ) CADES DIARY Galvans Gorge ;climbed tree to reach rope to swing into water Windjana Gorge ; home to lots of fresh water crocs Tunnel Creek ; ~750 m long tunnel and lots of bats mostly dark where you have to walk through water with deepest part up to my chest.... read more