Sunset swim at King Edward River

Munurru Campground is on the banks of the King Edward River. The sites here are large and spacious, each one giving privacy from neighbours.

Munurru has an Aboriginal Art site.

It’s 4.00pm and after a much needed coffee, myself and Jen follow a natural stone pathway next to the river’s edge. It leads to a small ladder inviting us in, just like you would see at the swimming baths. There’s plenty of water in the river and it’s deep in this section at least. Don’t think for a minute that we spend much of our time swimming in rock pools, rivers, billabongs and creeks. We don’t have the luxury of a shower or bath out here so our indulgence is a valid one. It’s a nice temperature in as we bask in the remaining sunlight.

The fading sunlight on the river is brilliant creating a mirrored image of the bank on the opposite side. King Edward River is a real oasis.

Back at camp, a couple of Aboriginal folk pass by and give us some firewood for the fire pit. That’s very kind of them as there’s not much dead wood around.

It’s tuna pasta night as we are both cooking the same meal. We could share but we all want to use up some supplies. I make enough tuna pasta for lunch tomorrow and we tuck into our meal.

We have run out of beer and cider and there’s one bottle of red wine and an emergency unopened bottle of Bacardi left. In case we get stranded, we agree to drink the rum and wander off into the bush never to be seen again...Read more