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What an Experience!

We had to travel 100kms from Rolleston, each way, a day to explore Carnarvon. It was the closest place available where people could mind Lilly. The friendly caravan park owners do this all the time. We took 2 days to walk just over 20kms. Walking is a most fulfilling way to travel. It fills my senses. However, we didn't complete the final leg. There are 3 more spots further up the gorge to conquer next time. You never know we may even be set up for an overnight camp at Big Bend. What we did accomplish, suited our fitness level and was a fantastic experience. If you are into that sort of thing, it is a must do.
Carnarvon Gorge QLD: A Pilgrimage

August 5th 2013
Walking part or all of Carnarvon Gorge seems to be a pilgrimage for Grey Nomads, aged between 50 and 80, travelling mostly in pairs with water, a packed lunch, a broad brimmed hat and a stick. Only occasionally a single male or female was spotted. (It was rare to find young back packers on the track.) You could hear their mental chatter, "We've finished working our butts off and now, here we a ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Carnarvon Gorge

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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