KIMBERLY KAPERS 3

On to the Mitchell Plateau and the first 2 nights we spent at the King Edward River just relaxing. We went to Mitchell Falls- we walked there and back, the Goldricks took the helicopter in for an aerial view of the whole region- and Surveyors Pool and Port Warender.

Next stop was El Questro which had beautiful scenery and a “Hamburger Night”. This was particularly handy as our pantry was now pretty low! I really liked El Questro Gorge and Zebedee Hot Springs.

From here we went up the Old Kurunjie Track which was a real highlight. It was nice to finally be alone in the Kimberly with incredible scenes like the Cockburn Ranges, billabongs and marshes full of bird life and banks of the Pentacost River where we stopped and counted real, wild Salties! At the other end of the track was Diggers Rest which had 60 horses, nice dogs and heaps of goats which were giving birth to kids in front of our eyes! We had to check each time before driving that none of the kids had hidden under the Prado. We had a crack at Barra fishing with one eye on the look out for crocs but didn’t manage to land one.

This morning we came to the end of the Gibb River Road (Highway as it really is these days!) and headed into Kununurra and internet access.

Freya

Walking across top of Big Mertins Falls

 

Big Mertins Falls

On the way to Mitchell Falls

Mitchell Falls

Port Warrender

Back Massage at Surveyors Pool

Surveyors Pool

Surveyors Pool

The King Edward River

Cockburn Ranges