Karijini - Dales and Kalamina Gorges
28 июля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Our first night at Karijini we made a quick trip down Dales Gorge to Fern Pool and Fortescue Falls from our campsite at Dales Campground. The gorge was stunning and we felt a special connection toЧитать далее
Karijini - Hancock, Weano and Knox Gorge
29 июля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Today was a big day of walking and exploring gorges. We had been told that the water was a lot colder in this part of Karijini than in Dales Gorge so we came prepared with wetsuits for the kids andЧитать далее
Karijini - rest day!
30 июля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After a massive day of exploring gorges and lots of driving on rough corrugated dirt roads we decided to stay at Dales for the day. Kelly and I went out for a run along the top of the gorge in theЧитать далее
Karijini - Hamersley Gorge
31 июля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We packed up the camper trailer and left Dales campground but had one last stop planned before we left Karijini National Park behind. After picking up some supplies in Tom Price we drove to HamersleyЧитать далее
Car trouble
31 июля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
After leaving Karijini National Park behind we headed to Millstream Chichester National Park via the private Rio Tinto rail access road. We saw a steady stream of 2km long iron ore trains headingЧитать далее
Millstream Chichester National Park
1 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
With the car back up and running after repairing the trailer electrical cable with some tape, we stopped off at Deep Reach (Nhanggangunha) for a swim before driving to our next stay at Dampier CaravanЧитать далее
Dampier and Burrup Peninsula Rock Art
2 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
After finding a cafe for some morning tea and school work we headed out to the Burrup Pensinsula for a tour by local ranger Sarah from the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation to explore the localЧитать далее
Staircase to the moon - Hearson Cove
2 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After an early dinner we headed to Hearson Cove, near where we did the rock art tour, to see if we could see the famous staircase to the moon. It was an overcast day so we weren't optimistic, and asЧитать далее
80 mile beach
3 августа 2023 г., Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Next stop was 80 mile beach caravan park. As we arrived the receptionist told us in no uncertain terms that we were "not to go swimming or even put your feet in the water" as she glared at Jessica andЧитать далее
Barn Hill Station
4 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Next stop after 80 Mile Beach was Barn Hill Station, just a couple of hours down the road but with a very different attitude towards entering the water: "go for it, make the most of our beautifulЧитать далее
Horizontal Falls
6 августа 2023 г., Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
After arriving in Broome and visiting the Courthouse Markets we set up our trailer at Broome Caravan Park and got an early night as we had a 5am start the next day for a seaplane flight to theЧитать далее
Broome
7 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Also in Broome, we got some new tyres for the car, enjoyed visiting Little Local for coffee, went to Gantheaume Point and did a sunset camel ride at Cable Beach. We left feeling like we would haveЧитать далее
Borrgoron (Cygnet Bay)
8 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Next stop was Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm where we stayed for four nights and did a tour of the pearl farm and a cultural tour, both of which were led by local Bardi Jawi man Terry Hunter. He told us aboutЧитать далее
Waterfall Reef
10 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
From Cygnet Bay we also went on a boat tour to Waterfall Reef, a natural phenomenon where, due to the large tides and water that is trapped behind land formations, there is a constant flow of waterЧитать далее
Ardyaloon (One Arm Point)
11 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
One of the best experiences of our trip was visiting the Indigenous community at Ardyaloon and touring the local aquarium (converted from a trochus shell research station that was decommissioned andЧитать далее
Birdwood Downs
12 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
After leaving Cygnet Bay we made a detour into Broome to replace the fridge battery (and visit Little Local for a coffee) and then continued on to Birdwood Downs on the Gibb River Road nearЧитать далее
Derby
13 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
After hearing about high crime rates and social issues in Derby, including a couple who had just had their car stolen from the Derby Caravan Park arriving at Birdwood Downs, we were a littleЧитать далее
Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek)
14 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We didn't have the car or equipment to tackle the Gibb River Road but we did head out to visit Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek) as a final outing before starting the trip back down South.
The water level wasЧитать далее
Return to Barn Hill Station
15 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We enjoyed our first stay at Barn Hill Station so much that we came back for a longer stay, enjoying the beach, playground, goats, daily fresh bread, live music and once again the pizzas.
Port Hedland
19 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After a night at Eighty Mile Beach we arrived in Port Hedland for one of the highlights of our trip, King Stingray performing at the Odyssea Festival in Port Hedland. We spent some time exploring theЧитать далее
Point Samson
20 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Point Samson was a lovely seaside town for a short stop. The caravan park was notable for having an adults only reading room with a sign proclaiming that there was a $20 cleaning fee if any childrenЧитать далее
Ieramagadu (Roebourne)
21 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
On our way to the next camp site we stopped at Ieramagadu and did the Ngurin Bush Tucker Trail and visited the Yinjaa-Barni Art Gallery where we talked to one of the artists and Kelly bought a dressЧитать далее
Peedamulla
21 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Our next camp was at Peedamulla, a bush camp run by the local Aboriginal community. It was a beautiful spot, peaceful and with some interesting creepy crawlies.
Bullara Station
22 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Bullara Station was a great stay, offering open air showers amongst gum trees, a great cafe, fine dining, calves, sheep and a goanna. Kelly particularly enjoyed the gluten free scones and it was niceЧитать далее
Wooramel Station (again)
25 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After enjoying our first visit to Wooramel Station we returned for a longer stay, relaxing in the hot tubs, enjoying pie night, roasting some marshmallows and having another night of country musicЧитать далее




































































































































