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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 28 Jul 2013 | Views [634]
Got up at 5.30am , got fire going for breakfast and headed off at 8am . The road was very corrugated and we experimented with different speeds ranging from 20kph to 60kph.
There were a few creek crossings and Yvonne (AKA crocodile ... Read more >
Tags: gibb river road, kalumburu road, kimberley, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 27 Jul 2013 | Views [558]
The 3 of us went for morning loop walk around Mount Elizabeth Station complete with a couple of creek crossings, horses, kangaroos, wallaroos and egrets.
The 11km drive on the so called 'easy road' to a Gorge on the station property ... Read more >
Tags: gibb river road, kimberley, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 26 Jul 2013 | Views [457]
Today headed off to do the walk to Manning Gorge with Laurie who was trying to convince me to make the 600km return trip to Mitchell Falls. He was prepared to travel with me and let the others go ahead but I would have to do the return trip ... Read more >
Tags: gibb river road, kimberley, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 25 Jul 2013 | Views [1260]
Woke up to the birds about 6am and headed off on a short walk along the Bell River. Tom the Polish guy was not going to Bell Gorge as he was going straight to El Questro Station. Couldn't believe he had driven all the way in there and only ... Read more >
Tags: gibb river road, kimberley, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 24 Jul 2013 | Views [1227]
At 7am I headed off along the 7km stunning gorge walk and spotted some fresh water crocs sunning themselves on the banks. Lots of friendly travellers in these parts. Met up with Leo and Jude again, (from Barradale Rest Area). ... Read more >
Tags: gibb river road, kimberley, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 23 Jul 2013 | Views [546]
Paid my car Rego by phone near the gateway to Birdwood Downs, the last phone signal point in the area, as I wasn't sure If I'd be in Kununurra by the due date. Meanwhile the others headed off towards Silent Grove where they would stay 2 nights.... Read more >
Tags: gibb river road, kimberley, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 22 Jul 2013 | Views [826] | Comments [1]
At breakfast I met 2 ladies (Freda from Port Hedland and Yvonne from Perth) about to head off to do the 660km unsealed Gibb River Road full of gorges, rivers, cattle stations and bush camping, and the Bungle Bungles, with tents and a Subaru ... Read more >
Tags: gibb river road, kimberley, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 20 Jul 2013 | Views [681]
Still windy at 80 mile beach. Headed off towards Broome and topped up my fuel at Sandfire roadhouse. Couldnt believe the queues for fuel there. Had lunch at Stanley Rest Area. Decided against Barn Hill station as it would be just as windy as 80 Mile ... Read more >
Tags: broome, kimberley, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 25 Jun 2013 | Views [455] | Comments [1]
Weather is still not good to go to Karijini and there was a lot of rain over night. Some roads are closed and the mine pit also so can't go on the mine tour. Had a $2 shower at the visitors centre and spent the day sorting, editing and uploading my ... Read more >
Tags: pilbara, tom price, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 24 Jun 2013 | Views [805]
Unfortunately today was one of those days when nothing seems to go right. Woke up to light rain so headed off into Tom Price early to see what the road to Mount Nameless was like (for the views) but the first part of the road was mud and slush ... Read more >
Tags: pilbara, tom price, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 23 Jun 2013 | Views [920] | Comments [1]
Awoke at 6.15am and made a mad dash up the hill again to see a spectacular sunrise. Then headed back to camp to boil some water on my fire for a shower. The blue rubber mat Steve gave me came in handy as my outdoor shower mat. Did some clothes ... Read more >
Tags: pilbara, tom price, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 22 Jun 2013 | Views [1597] | Comments [1]
Bruce and Janine think they have mechanical trouble with their campervan. Ross went to help.
Spectacular drive to Paraburdoo. Stopped a lot to take photos. Greens and browns, pinks and reds, irregular shaped hills. Some wildflowers appearing ... Read more >
Tags: pilbara, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 21 Jun 2013 | Views [984]
Woke up to a great view from my bed, the gum trees silhouetted against a beautiful sunrise. Got up to take a photo which didn't do it justice then went back to bed to admire from the window instead. All was quiet. Even the generators at the ... Read more >
Tags: beasley river, pilbara, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 20 Jun 2013 | Views [815]
Only drove 90km today. I love the colours, red (earth) and green (vegetation) with the occasional small ridge. Stopped late morning at the Barradale 24hr Rest Area on the Yannarie River. Large area with shady trees along the banks of the dry river bed.... Read more >
Tags: barradale, pilbara, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | Views [493]
Mid morning Jenny and I set off for the 40km return trip along the sandy track to The Exmouth Gulf where the owner Tim was building a shelter near the mangrove beach for future camping.
Returned about 2pm looking forward to ... Read more >
Tags: bullara station, gascoyne, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | Views [1989] | Comments [1]
Had a broken nights sleep as my tent is right next to the communal campfire and some party goers continued until after midnight so in the morning I decide to stay another night but move my tent to another camping area. While I was investigating the shearers ... Read more >
Tags: bullara station, gascoyne, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | Views [376]
Horses are wandering around the camp kitchen and trotting free around the camp ground. Drove into Coral Bay just to see what I was missing out on as a lot of people had mentioned it. The beach was nice but the town basically a row of caravan parks across ... Read more >
Tags: bullara station, gascoyne, western australia
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