kununarra..kulumbru....and beyond.......

our view  from the van

LIFE in kununarra..has been good over the last 2 weeks staying at discovery caravan park on the edge of the ord river catching up with old friends michael (gabby) and nola hayes who once lived across the road from us in Frankston when I was in the Navy...loverly to see them ...although I only got to catch up with gabby for a few days as he was working at Arglye diamond mine.. once we got here it was off to the grocery for fruit and veg as everything goes at the border as well as honey the supermarket must do a roaring trade you'll like to own it....the pumphouse is just a short walk up the road for another sunset ...couple of beers then off to town for a meal ....

 ...relaxing few days with nola last weekend

we went out to El Questro wilderness park for the weekend taking our tents and setting up the plan was to enjoy the weekend visit the hot springs on sunday morning and do the walk into emma gorge stay sunday night  and Ian and I to head off to kulumbru  along the gibb river road and turn right and up to the coast about 500klm  of dirt stone and shale oh I forgot to mention DUST....on the moday and Julie and Anne would  head back to kununarra for a few days without us.....

julie driving the water crossing....

 

 

El questro is about 80 klm from kununarra cattle station that is also a well run resort approx $60 a night to camp so its not cheap ..and if you want to stay at the homestead expect a $1000 a night  2 night minium but there are some amazing views ...arrived ok couple of water crossings and a bit of dust  set up camp had a swim in the river and kicked back they have a buffet styled tea and music a duo who were very good

 ..Ian was not well has a bug cold so he had a couple of totties...when we there last the entertainment was buddy tyson whipcracker ,storyteller  and the mc was chilli the guy now doing the show at Daley Waters pub...buddy died in october but he was a legend around these parts....

a good nights music and food off to the  hot springs in the morning  julie along the trail into zebadee

the walk in

kel cold and all

Ready for Emma Gorge and the walk in 3.7 klm  but a little rough from memory Kel ,Anne and I  were walking in ...too rough for mother she relaxed at the pool at the resort it is a good walk in I saw a few that were not going to make it...............

the easty bit !!

the reward  Emma Gorge

and friend....with nappy..na tracking device !!!

the great thing was we were there all by ourselves not a soul around ...on the way out about 40 people making their way in  so how lucky were we eh ! back to julie then lunch and back to el questro for the night before the trip  north !!!!!!!!!!! check in later