The Journey East

Day 26

We have finished our little re-visit to Broome. We head off today to Derby and into Windjana Gorge. All this after breakfast, packing up and fuelling up.
So many caravans on the the road it is unreal. So the ride to Derby was east along the all bitumen road. On the way into Derby we came to the Prison Boab and one of the longest watering troughs for cattle in the world. Just as we were getting there a bus load of tourists turned up. So we had to race in and beat them to it. After that we thought we would go to the bottle shop until we realised it was Sunday and they were all shut. Just have to use what we have. Then out to the harbour to check out the jetty and to compete with the APT mob. From here we checked out the sculptures on the mudflat lakes. There are some places in Derby that are kept so green it is great. Forgot to mention we stopped along the way at Willare for smoko at a great coffee shop. Then it was time for lunch about 15K’s out of Derby. Where Bill and I did some minor repairs on his 12volt system. Then off to Winbjina. 20K’s of corrugations on this stretch but not enough to worry about. Got there and had to race through registration because so many people turning up. It end up costing about $40 for park entry and camping fees. They did have hot showers and toilets. We went for a walk in the gorge in the afternoon as the sun was setting and the views were fantastic. Saw no crocs. That night we sat around the camp fire. We only had a small amount of wood so when Max came around (the camp ground manager) he said that won’t last long. So he must have told someone else and they brought us some more wood. Thanks to those people. Then Rell asked our neighbours ina caravan over to sit around the fire. A great night had by all. They were from the Sunshine Coast.Read more