The King River Rd and Diggers Rest

Dave wanted to take the King River Rd. Its a four wheel drive rd that was originally the old stock route from Wyndham to Fitzroy Crossing. Its quite a scenic drive that travels through some massive rock ranges and alongside parts of the King River. There is a cattle station along the way called Diggers Rest where you can stay / camp overnight. We were having fuel overheating issues so decided to stay there the night. It’s a dry and dusty place with lots of horses and goats about. At first we thought it pretty uninteresting, however, guests are invited to gather on the homestead verandah in the evening and socialise if you want. They had a large group of artists staying and some horse riders as well.
There is a memorabilia room full of the history of the place. The movie “Australia” was filmed on a lot of the surrounding station land. Baz Lurman and all the movie stars and staff were housed there in a tent city set up specially for them. All except “Nicole” who only flew in once from her hotel room in Kununurra, while her stand in’s replaced her most of the time. Hugh Jackman stayed in a Winnebago on the station with his son the whole time, and he did most of the horse riding himself.
After doing a bit of research into Diggers Rest on the internet after while we stayed there, I realised it is mostly about Horse Riding Treks - some are 10 days in length. They supply everything and the longer treks can cost around $3000 a head.
They get really good reviews on tripadvisor. I think you need to be a horse lover!!!!!Leer más