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 road to Mitchell Falls.
Setoff for Mitchell Falls at 8:30AM, the road was very good – we cruised most of the way at 80kph (we were still overtaken by several people). Occasionally we hit some corrugated sections and a few short rocky sections. The road passed through grassland, gumtrees and palms.
After 103 kms we turned off the main track and headed along the 85 km ungraded track to Mitchell Falls. Initially the road was lumpy with rocks the size of beach balls, so we picked our way along, avoiding the worst rocks. After about half an hour the road became smooth, hard-packed mud and passed through groves of ‘Livistona Eastonii’ palms that thrive in the lateritic bauxite deposits that are on the Mitchell Plateau. We drove through a couple of tricky creeks and quite steep descents.
Top Of Little Merten’s Waterfall
We arrived at the Mitchell Falls campground at 1:15PM (three hours to do the 85 kms from the turn-off). We set up the tents, had lunch then walked for 30 minutes down to the pool at the bottom of Little Merten’s Falls for a swim.
Charlotte with Rugged Good Looking Bloke Below Little Merten’s Falls
Early dinner and early to sleep. We have a long day tomorrow.
Chef By Torchlight
Oliver In Tent at Mitchell Falls