We left Parry Creek Farm just after 8am having enjoyed our stay at the site. It was dry & dusty but had good facilities & our fellow caravanners were friendly & sociable. However, the highway felt really good after 8km on the unmade road! We’ll have to have a spring clean when we reach Broome – the car & the caravan are thick with dust.
As we drove in the direction of Hall’s Creek, we were still in an area of massive hills. They were steep, rocky & almost devoid of trees; however, there was ample vegetation alongside the road & even a little cultivation at one point.
We passed quite a lot of huge road trains & guessed that they must have some connection with the mining in the area.
As we continued, huge escarpments towered around us in the distance & the scenery became even more dramatic. The Kimberley was keeping its promise!
The hills became very rocky, stony & sharp-ridged & the vegetation was often sparse, although this did vary.
The termite hills were very different from those we’d seen before – they were shaped like miniature haystacks.
We saw quite a lot of horses but were unsure about whether they were wild or not, as the land was unfenced. There were also cattle at several points along the route.
We stopped at Turkey Creek to fill up with fuel. There appeared to be a large aboriginal community but the roadhouse had German & Italian girls serving behind the counter. You could only buy $99 worth of fuel & they would only accept cash – fortunately, we had sufficient money but it could have been a problem. The area felt REMOTE – even more so than Uluru or King’s Canyon.
We settled in at our new site, where we will be for the next two nights. There is no telephone or Internet access, so this blog will have to wait until I can publish it.
We are going on an organised tour of the Bungle Bungles tomorrow & will be picked up at 7am! I think “early to bed” will be essential tonight.
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