Jim Jim's Falls

After lunch we drove back down the 4wd track and hung a right turn towards Jim Jim's Falls. Plenty of crocodile warning signs in the carpark definitely put us on edge, but everything we'd read online said that the plunge pool and beach pools were safe for swimming. Swim at your own risk...

We hiked for about an hour out to the falls. There was a very inviting pool along the way, but with a big crocodile trap on the other bank, we heeded the warning signs and kept ourselves dry. The hike was reasonably flat, but arguably more tiring than this morning with a lot of boulder scrambling to reach the plunge pool.

We arrived to a view of epic cliffs, Wikipedia says 140-200m high, but again very little water running over the falls. The water was pretty chilly, and dark as there was no direct sunlight on it. Jamie was first to take the plunge, followed by Callum, and Nathan a little further behind. Max and Nate opted to splash down in the water and then stay knee deep on the rocks. Jamie and Callum took off to the other side of the pool, Nathan followed until Callum exclaimed "what's that floating in the water?" which caused some mild panic and a quick swim back to the rocks.

We relaxed in the water for about an hour, watching the fish swimming around. Nathan got over his panic and hopped back in to join Jamie and Callum. As we were swimming back to climb out, we ran into a rather large lizard swimming in the water - we think it was a water or lace monitor - which caused a hasty exit and a scramble over the rocks instead of a swim...

On our way back to the main road, one of the trucks managed to get a flat tyre from what looked like a nail of some sort. 30 minutes later we had the spare on and were continuing to tonight's campsite. A wicked feed of chili con carne in wraps to refill everybody's energy meters. Looking forward to more adventures tomorrow.Read more