Roads Less Travelled

Left Imintji after a long chat with Letitia from Saldana Bay and headed west. The road was still very wet in patches but not bad. Had a good run to the turn off for Mount Hart. After that it became narrow and as we approached one of the many creeks we came across a road…

We were woken up at 5.30 by the cacophony of the Galahs as they leave their sleeping tree and split up to forage. The camp noises soon start as the 4wheel drive tour bus groups come tumbling out of their tents and head to their common breakfast area for morning coffee prepared by their driver…

We left early as we need to cross the river to start the walk. The river is about 50 m wide and there are plastic barrels cut in half to float your gear across and keep it dry while swimming across, or a boat which is rigged for pulling yourself across. We got in at…

We decided to rest today and read, swim and do maintenance on the van. I replaced the tap on the water tank that had been smashed off by a flying rock. Second one I have done on bad dirt roads. I will have to invest in another spare as soon as I can. I actually…

We had a leisurely breakfast as Peter prepared his caravan for collection. The truck arrived and loaded the van for transport back to Kununurra for repairs. We said our goodbyes and they headed off to Kununurra with Ellenbrae Station as their first stop. We eventually left about half an hour later. The Kalumburu road to…

We woke early for the walk to Mitchell Falls. The plan is to walk in, Helicopter back and then relax for the rest of the day. So we weighed in at the chopper office at 7.20 before heading out for our walk. The walk was absolutely stunning. Much of the area is studded with Pandanas…

Packed up the van, said our goodbyes to Gabby and Peter before moving it to a storage area behind the homestead. Filled the car and headed North on the road to Mitchell Falls National Park. The first river crossing was wide and deep and was in fact the Drysdale River. It is used for the…

After packing up we headed to the homestead one last time for tea and scones. They also do some serious Mangoe and coffee Frappe. ET and Gabby had Mangoes and Peter had a Coffee while I stuck with good old earl Grey.We are leaving this little green paradise and heading back onto the dusty roads.…

Day 2 Slow start to the day. Had a swim at the local waterhole which was close to the Ringers campground. Elaine found some wild Hibiscus which is used for cocktails and Champagne. Usually in a jar with syrup. We then did a drive to the  sandy beach swimming hole and had a dip there.…

A biggish day on the road in the scheme of things. Travel in the outback is not really measured by distance but more by the potential hours it will take to enjoy what you see, drive to the conditions and ensure that your equipment goes the distance. So we started our day on an egg.…