Kimberley Day 11 - Back to Broome
17. Juni in Australien ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
River walk and talk with Winsome about river & desert people/country.
The bus clutch kept letting go, and we limped along at 60-70 km back to Broome- bus no. 3 meet us 1.5 hrs out & followed us inWeiterlesen
Kimberley day 10 - china wall & fitzroy crossing
17. Juni in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
2 hours 45 min for 60k's to get back on the sealed road from Bungle Bungles
Marys Pool for lunch, through Halls Creek (police on patrol at the service station) and onto Fitzroy Crossing for theWeiterlesen
Kimberley day 9 - Purnululu
16. Juni in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
4.15 am start to drive 1 hr and watch sunrise over the bungles
Walked into picaninny lookout and Cathedral Gorge in the morning then
Echidna chasm and Osmand ranges lookout in the afternoon.
ReisenderThat’s an early start 😬 we did echidna in morning and cathedral gorge in afternoon. Very hot. Finished with sunset at lookout with phone reception around 5pm. Much more civilised.
Kimberley day 8 - onto the Bungle Bungles
14.–16. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Long travel day from Lake Argyle to Bungle Bungles or Purnululu NP. The spring Creek road was 53km of serious 4WD road with 20 waterway crossings - not all with water.
Saw Jake again at the visitorWeiterlesen
Kimberley day 7 - Lake Argyle
13. Juni in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
24 degrees overnight, no breeze so very little sleep
Checked out the dam face and hydroelectric outflow before seeing the Durac homestead & history.
Enjoyed the Sunset cruise & swim - saw rockWeiterlesen
Kimberley - day 6 to Kunnanara and Lake Argyle
12.–19. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Into Zebedee springs at 7am & came across an olive python in the process of swallowing a rock wallaby. Springs shut at 7.30 for next 2 to 7 days while it finishes swallowing & digesting. We had a veryWeiterlesen
Kimberley - day 5 Emma Gorge
11. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Slower start (6.45am) to drive to Emma Gorge. 3.2km return walk up the gorge (rock scrabbling most of the way) to a beautiful waterfall and swimming hole. Not rock art here, but a thermal sprung intoWeiterlesen
Kimberley day 4 - onto El Questro
10. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Australian bustard on roadside - bush turkey ie good eating reportedly
Stopped at Ellenbrae station for coffee and scones, jam & cream.
Many a river crossing, then stopped at lookout over the CockburnWeiterlesen
Kimberley Day 3 - Manning Falls & Gibb River Road
9. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
6.30 start walk into Manning Falls, which started with 30m swim across the river to the track. 6km walk total in/out of gorge. Rocky scrabble down and back out.
Afternoon drive to Galvans Gorge.Weiterlesen
Kimberley day 2
8.–10. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Up @ 5.15 for early walk into Windjana gorge - kingfisher, crocs sunning.
Bus issues - slowed to 'go slow' pace.
Dalmanyi Gorge for lunch & swim. Watched a water monitor dive in, catch a fish andWeiterlesen
ReisenderI hope they spent a bit of time talking about Jandamarra and the other warriors from that earlier time - my experiences in that area and the stories have stuck with me
Into the Kimberley Day 1
7.–8. Juni in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Left Broome at 7, and stopped at Willare roadhouse, through to Derby & Mark Norval Art Gallery. Indigenous painters/ art works as well as Mark's work.
Stop at Boab prison tree & longest cattle trough.Weiterlesen
To Broome
6. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Flight to Broome (full) and spent the afyernoon having at the brewery
Perth out and about
3.–6. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Explored the Fremantle area day 1 and Perth/Kings Park day 2
North to Perth
3. Juni in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Drove the back roads through the Forrester Valley to Australind to Perth
Wellington NP
2. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Explored Manjimup heritage area (forestry, fruit & veg mainly) then to Bridgetown. Lovely art/music town with a great cidery & brewery. Ambie spluttering increased, so a stop at Collie for spark plugWeiterlesen
TravelswithAmbie60+ camp sites and only one other camper we could see - off season benefit is having the place to ourselves! 😁
Beedelup falls and Understory Art trail
1. Juni in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Debris all over roads with trees and limbs being cleared by council workers everywhere. Kept to the major sealed roads to Beedelup Falls, and then back to the nortcliffe Understory Art trail (shutWeiterlesen
Storm and Pemberton
31. Mai–1. Juni in Australien ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Woke to increasing winds and tried to drive to the coast at Windy Harbour but we were being blown around too much, so retreated back to Pemberton.
Pub lunch, Tram ride to Cascade falls and bunkeredWeiterlesen
Walpole area
30. Mai in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Cool sunny weather all day. Short walks and drives through the tingle forests around Walpole. Moved onto the karri forests near Pemberton, staying overnight at Northcliffe.
Valley of the Giants & Fernhook Falls
29. Mai in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Albany & surrounds day 2
28. Mai in Australien ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Spent the morning at the museum (it was really good) including on the replica 'Amity' the brig that sailed frpm Sydney via Hobart with first european settlers. Dodged showers all day, and drove west.Weiterlesen
Albany and surrounds day 1
27.–28. Mai in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Morning walk towards Nancy Peak, but at the first sadde the wind was blowing a hooley approx 500m, so turned back to look for coffee! Warnings everwhere about Karri dropping branches that lookedWeiterlesen
Porongurup
26. Mai in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
From Bremer Bay to Albany for food and petrol, then onto Porongurup NP for the afternoons walk at Castle Rock & Granite Sky walk - amazing!
Stayed at Porongurup tourist park - excellent. We had aWeiterlesen
ReisenderGreetings from Adels Grove near lawn Hill NP. We missed Castle Rock. Looks very interesting ! one for next WA trip. hope you both well.
ReisenderCastle Rock was fantastic and highly recommended. A change is on its way and the wind is screaming across the top of the hills today. We're both good and hope you are too. Happy trails.
ReisenderThose hand grips look essential! Excellent view. A well earned stout and Gin tonight!
Bremer Bay
25.–27. Mai in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Rest day exploring the area including the local brewery and reset in the van.
Fitzgerald Rivers NP - more flora spam!
24. Mai in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Overnight at Hopetoun (55 young engineers from one of the mines partied until 10pm)
Another G'day park experience....
Stokes Inlet NP - flora spam!
23. Mai in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Overnight at another NP site with camp host, Phil, who was very chatty.
NP sies are well set up and cared for. Often private sites tucked into the bush, with good compact gravel bases.
ReisenderGreat pic. What an interesting mix.