The Grotto and Marglu Billibong

Yesterday we left our campsite and travelled towards Wyndham again, stopping overnight at the junction of the Great Northern Highway and Victoria Highway. There is a 24 hour designated camping area there, so no problem with rangers.
On our original trip into Wyndham we passed a couple of tourist spots that we wanted to go back and have a look at. We stopped at The Grotto and then the Marglu Billibong Bird Hole. Both are interesting places.
The Grotto is a 300 foot deep water hole at the bottom of a gorge that you can descend to via 140 man made steps.
The Marglu Billibong is a large area of water, absolutely teeming with all sorts of water birds. The largest group being ducks, hundreds of them! There were Magpie Geese, Pelicans, Swans, Swamphens, Ibis, Egrets, Brolgas, Jabiru’s and heaps more. I’ve started taking a slight interest in birds and have even bought a bird identification book!
Dave tells me if I want to be a proper twitcher ( bird watcher) I need to dress appropriately - I need an Akubura hat with a sash thing tied on it, long trousers, boots and socks with putties, a long sleeved shirt and binoculars hanging off my neck. I must walk briskly with head and shoulders jutted forward peering intently. Then I must be able to sit in one spot for a very long time and watch stuff all and still be excited. :-)Read more