Speed blogging - our third catch up post! We booked our car in a for service at 7am in Broome. While waiting, Tony is trying to catch the blog up with our travels.
The Mornington Wilderness Park is about 90km south of the Gibb River Road. It was a 300,000Ha cattle station which was purchased by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and de-stocked. We saw the effect of this along Annie Creek 10m from our campgroud where Julia saw rare purple crowned fairy wrens (I believe that is worth bragging rights!. The campsite and park were fantastic. Unfortunately a rouge dingo has become too familiar with campers (I think it will be "removed" soon). We looked after our food and shoes, but she got into our warm gear bag and ate our feather sleeping bag. The tent is scattered with feathers every time we use it.
A mighty Boab tree. I think the nearest relatives of this tree are in South Africa.
Tinsel the dingo comes for a night visit. We certainly did not feed her - unless down feathers count.
Sir John Gorge on the Fitzroy River.
Laura opening gates on the road.
Canoeing in Dimond Gorge. We limited our travels because of un-seasonal blustery winds which were funneled into the Gorge walls.
Playing in the cliffs on the side of the Gorge.
A metre wide pocket of rock carved out by this giant pebble. Every year the river floods in the wet season, and there was plenty of evidence of ice smooth rocks and debris high in the trees near the river.
Laura airborne.
After three great nights in Mornington we drove through to Windjana Gorge via Bell Gorge.
Julia and Laura under the falls. The water was freezing - but you can't not swim!
Above the falls at Bell Gorge.
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