Category Archives: Richard’s Posts

It rained a little bit last night.  I spoke to one of the tour guides and he said it would remain overcast with an odd shower today then clear tomorrow.  A little rain should damp down the dust on the … Continue reading →

Woken before 5:00 AM by the tour bus party having loud conversations by the showers: “DID YOU SLEEP WELL?”. “YES THANKS, IT’S REALLY QUITE HERE ISN’T IT?”. “YES, AMAZINGLY QUIET”. I’m sure you get the picture. We dozed until 6:00AM, … Continue reading →

After breakfast I wandered down to the river.  I walked past the German couple who were sitting outside their Campervan, drinking coffee and watching the tour party decamp.  They exchanged good natured banter with some of the tour party and … Continue reading →

Up early to get ready for the drive to Mount Barnett and Manning Gorge (about 110 kms).  Whilst we had breakfast, Rocky the Mudlark slithered around on the bonnet of another car as he jabbed and butted his opponent. There … Continue reading →

Last night it was nice and cool.  Woke up to the Dawn Chorus which was occasionally interrupted by “tap tap bump, tap tap bump”.  I peered out of the window and saw a small black and white bird (a Mudlark … Continue reading →

Set off early for Silent Grove which is the campground near Bell Gorge.  The road was very good and even sealed in a few places.  We passed through the Yamarra Gap in the Napier Range we saw the rock formation … Continue reading →

The Ranger told us about a Bower Bird that is nesting on the campsite.  We wandered over to the nesting site (which looks a bit like two Broome heads side by side with bristles facing upwards) and could see the … Continue reading →

Packed up camp and set off for the Gibb River Road which starts a few kilometres out of Derby.  The road was originally built for transporting cattle from the isolated stations to the ports of Wyndham and Derby. The first … Continue reading →