January is to become Broome & Kimberley Month and I will share some poms and some of our amazingly beautiful country. Allan and I travelled to the north west of Western Australia for a stay in Broome and a 4WD adventure up the famous Gibb River Road.
'Saddles and faded swags on a veranda. Historic homesteads and fresh new environmental attitudes. Homemade meals and beers in outdoor bars. Tented nights listening to the silence and then the birdsong of dawn. Cosseting, cool homestead rooms. Gorges which paint deep red reflections on still water. Wandjina images and the dreamy red road.' - wrote Stephen Scourfield WAN and renowned author - who obviously shares a deep love of the Kimberley and its people.Gorge country is found along the rugged Gibb River Road. Really a 600km long 'bush track' that connects the remote Kimberley cattle stations to Derby and Kununurra. It allows superb access to the virtually untouched natural assets of the Kimberley wilderness. Some of the most spectacular scenery on earth, and so recently 'discovered' that it is yet to be made into national parks. The road cuts through King Leopold Range, Philips Range, Barnett Range, Gibb Range, Mosquito Hills, Pentecost Range and Cockburn Range. Wildlife concentrates around the densely vegetated waterholes, creeks and many gorges, including fresh water crocodiles, green tree snakes, tortoises and archer fish. However you 'do' the Gibb River Road.
Taken from Discover West Holidays website....
The first pic is our campsite on the bed of the Gibb River (it was the middle of the dry and safe to camp there or so we were told!) It was magic, the stars in the sky that night looked so close you felt as though you could reach out and touch them. We didn't often put up tents, but mostly just slept in our swags - I can't remember why we put tents up this day? Crocodiles maybe?
The magnificent Cockburn Ranges as the sun started to set, we sat on a rise and watched the spectacular sunset and the ranges turned from brown to pink to orange.
POM 16 swimming or lazing actually in Zebbedee Springs on El Questro Station. The lady with me is a nurse from England who along with her Padre husband joined us for the trip. The springs are a must do. As El Questro is privately owned, the springs are only allowed for 'outsiders' during certain times.
One of the few dingos we saw along the way, we were so lucky that he/she was curious enough to stop momentarily to check us out as we checked him out!
This was an outback 4WD adventure we will never forget - stay tuned for more of NWA
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