TunnelCreek & Beyond

Day 27

Woke this morning to the dusty campground of Windjina Gorge. But the gorge was beautiful yesterday afternoon and this morning. So after breakfast it will be time to pack up and head to Tunnel Creek before heading further east on the way home.
Well off we headed to Tunnel Creek, it was about 30-40K’s down the very corrugated road. Got there a bit after 9am and not to many people around. It was also getting very hot. Bill and I donned our shorts, thongs and head lamps. We also took plastic bags for our phones. Rell decided it was to much for her so she stayed in the car. We headed down and into the tunnel. Well we had to climb over these slippery rocks just to get in the tunnel. We were following another couple so that made it a bit easier. Inside was pitch black, should have brought a brighter torch. Anyway we got to the deep part and you could only see a reflective sign on each side. So we dropped our shoes and hats etc. and headed off. Well the water would freeze the balls off a brass monkey and it did. The water was over our heads for about 15m and we had to hold our phones out of the water. On the other side we met other people and they told us about another cave to look at. Well we should have taken our shoes because the rocks played havoc on our feet. Anyway it was great to get through and come back and check out the other cave as well. Yes it was just as cold coming back. It was also funny watching a dad try to usher his kids across the deep water on noodles. We then had smoko here before we left. From here we went to RAAF Boab Quarry. This is a fantastic place to camp to bad we had booked into Fitzroy Crossing caravan park. Had lunch then headed off. Fuelled up at Fitzroy and took a short trip around town. Booked into CV. Hot showers and power to give the camper a boost. Good day had by all. Rell was feeling a bit crook though. We are heading out to the restaurant for dinner tonight. There is also a lot of repair going on around here after the flooding of two years ago. They are still working on bridge access roads in the area. The meal last night was good although a little expensive.Baca selengkapnya