After 3 wonderful days/nights at Whale Song where there were only 5 camp sites we headed back down the Dampier Peninsula towards Broome, arriving at the Broome Gateway Caravan Park in time for lunch. We said hello to our neighbours and then set off for Broome (30km) to replenish supplies. That evening we again spoke with our neighbours and found … Continue reading – Photos and more
On the morning of Friday the 1st of August we left Derby for Broome, an easy 220km on bitumen.
Within 30km of Broome, having been pre warned of the huge number of caravans and travellers in Broome and the difficulty in getting into a caravan park we decided to spend a night at the Broome Gateway Caravan Park. It was … Continue reading – Photos and more
While waiting in Derby for brake parts for the Quantum we decided to make a day trip to Tunnel Creek and Winjana Gorge. Our original plan included camping at Winjana but the fact that it is only about 340km round trip from Derby, most of which is on fairly good road, we decided to make a day of it.
After spending the night at Drysdale River Station we headed back to the Gibb River Road and onto Mount Barnett Station.
On the way to Mt Barnett we came across a sign to Barnett River Gorge and so checked it out. A 2km walk into a picturesque gorge. Had lunch at the gorge and then proceeded to Mt Barnett Station.
The drive from Diggers Rest was 32 km of dirt road back to the Great Northern Highway then bitumen to the Gibb River Road (48km) followed by bitumen to the El Questro Road turn off, The El Questro road was an additional 16km of dirt road. The procession of vehicles and caravans along the sealed part of the Gibb River … Continue reading – Photos and more