Kalbarri Day 1 Murchison House Station

Before we set off for our day, we gave the camp host our surplus food and fresh vegetables which they received gratefully.
Walked the beautiful Loop Walk from Natures Window with sweeping views of the Kalbarri Gorge. The route also took us down and along the river and required some rock scrambling and clinging onto the edge of the gorge. I had to take my backpack off to fit through a small ledge. The river was much fuller than the last time we did this walk in July 2020. The ledge that I was hauled up from the last time was totally submerged. We did find the temperatures higher in the gorge than at the top. Stopped 5 times to appreciate the wonderful views. Met a group of young grateful Italians that almost missed a marker and would have gone the wrong way. A 9km hike that would normally have taken us 3½ hours to complete took us 5 hours.

We had dinner by the communal campfire lit by the lovely camp host, Rob and Tina from Gippsland, Victoria. Met some lovely campers telling us about hot springs in the Northern Territory and their adventures on the Gibb River Rd.Read more