Getting up early has its perks. We started that day with a natural spa day at Zebedee springs. It is a permanent thermal spring that is fed by warm water from deep within the earth and flows down rocks into multiple little pools. The El Questro station owners only open up the area between 7…
Kimberleys: El Questro Station
We left Mount Barnett Station that morning. It would be a long day driving all the way to El Questro Station. On our way along the Gibb River Road we came along the Gibb River. All the Australians we traveled with were very excited about this spot- something we had noticed before when talking to…
Kimberleys: Manning Gorge
Started our hike to manning Gorge at 6.45h that morning which means a 5:30 wake-up. But given it will be getting over 35 degrees celcius quickly and it was a longer walk in the open, we needed to be hitting the “walk” early. The tour is about 7.5km return and fairly flat in most parts,…
Kimberleys: Bells and Galvans Gorge
We spent our night under a sky full of bright stars and I am surprised I slept so well in my swag. As we had a lot of plans for the day we had to wake up at 5 o’clock and pack up our belongings. It was still dark when we got up. When we…
Kimberleys: Silent Grove/ Bell Gorge
When we booked our bus tour for the next eleven days around the Kimberly region we had not realized how close the whole tourist season was to being canceled due to the heavy flooding end of last year and heavy rains beginning this year. Many of the roads and bridges in the region were damaged….
Getting ready for the Kimberleys
Today was mostly about getting ready to go to the Kimberlys the next day. We had to get the last clothes washed to either put them in the suitcase that we would leave behind in the hotel or put them in the soft bags that we brought for the camping trip. But before we started…
Exploring Broome
Today we did not have much activities planned other than visiting various spots in and around Broome. So we started the day slowly with an outdoor shower, without our little frog friends who disappeared during the night. But, again we had a visitor at our bungalow- this little fellow snug by us while we were…
Port Hedland
It was another cold night and we got up freezing. In order to get warm we wore down jackets and sat next to a gas heater at breakfast. Half an hour later when we went back to the tent to pack our bags we changed into shorts and sandals. It is amazing how fast temperatures…
Walk like a spider – Karijini 3
Another cold night- temperatures dropped down to 6 degrees and we were freezing when we got up. Some hot tea and coffee later, however, we were ready for adventure. We wanted to tackle the hike to Kermits Pool in Hancock Gorge. This is a class 5 hike but I found it more difficult to navigate…