Mt Elizabeth Station

We left the Manning Gorge Camp mid morning, and stopped at the Mt Barnett Roadhouse for a burger and chips to share. Then back on the very badly corrugated GR Road on our way to Mt Elizabeth Station. We finally had a couple of nice river crossings, but nothing deep, and the road into Mt Elizabeth (30k ) was a dream compared to the GRR.
The Mt Elizabeth Homestead is lovely, built to take advantage of the kimberley weather. Large undercover areas with a mixture of no walls or shade cloth walls. You can stay in the cabins behind the homestead, or down in the campgrounds, which is cheaper but still expensive at $22 pp per night. The facilities are old but clean and there is no washing machine. We built a campfire and invited the neighbors to join us, which they did, cooking their meal on our campfire, and chatting till midnight. A rare thing for us as we are usually in bed by 8 or 9pm.
We went into Mt Elizabeth because Dave wanted to go out to Bachsten's Camp, a very remote camp near the Walcott Inlet. You can access the track out to it only through the Station, although they don't own it. A confusing and complicated setup!!!
Due to the change of ownership of Mt Elizabeth Station , total confusion reigns!!. There is a lack of communication by the new owners with the new managers, who had been there only two weeks. We would have needed a SAT phone to attempt the 148k trip, which can take two days. No one could tell us if they thought we would be able to make the trip successfully in our truck, so it remains on the bucket list. I must say I was relieved that we abandoned the idea after reading they have some very serious jumps ups to get through.Read more