Bye bye Broome & beautiful WA beaches as that will be the last beach now until we hit Darwin, so it was a sad moment in our car as we waved goodbye to the coast & headed inland. Our first stop for today was a place called Derby & let me just say it was an eye opener, within 30 secs of us driving in & seeing the locals in the park we had decided we would not be staying here very long at all...if you've been up this way I think you can guess why! Anyway after seeing the Boab Prison Tree & reading the amazing history behind it (and meeting a lovely, very funny couple Les & Christine) we set off for our camp about 100 kms up the road.
The next morning we hit the road at 7.15am the earliest we've ever been on the road to get to our next camp spot so we could get a great spot on the river. We ended up with a really good spot near the river at Mary Pools. After the van was set up we went for a big walk up the river & got to see our first wild freshwater croc which was pretty exciting to be so close to it without being in a zoo. Les & Christine who we had met the day before came & camped near us so we had a great time chatting to them around the fire.We spent a couple of days here just chilling out & the kids had a ball making mud pies & basically getting filthy in the dirt, then it was time to move further east to explore the Bungle Bungles.
We quickly drove through Halls Creek only stopping for fuel & bread & got to our next spot which was even better than the last spot, this time we were right on the river & it was stunning. Again we did the usual arvo family thing a big walk up the river bed exploring & it was hot so it was nice to cool off in the little bits of water still there. The next morning was a super early start with us on the road at 6.30am (a new record) for our 2 hour drive on the very bumpy dirt road with 38 creek crossings to get to the Bungle Bungles & while the drive sometimes felt like I was in a washing machine it was a fun adventure & seeing the Bungle Bungles was well worth it. They are so different to anything I have ever seen before, the best way to describe them is like massive over sized rock beehives. They are huge & have a very distinctive line pattern which make them look almost unreal. We went for a big walk into one of the gorges & it was fantastic & stunning! The next walk was a hot one to a lookout over some of the Bungle Bungles & they are just amazing to see. We had a great day. On the drive home we came across Les & Christine & found out they were camping right beside us so later that night when the kids were in bed we had a great time sitting around the fire having a giggle with them.
Time to hit the road again & this time to Kunnunarra which isn't a bad town. Here we did some shopping & were we were staying we had use of a free washing machine which was very exciting for me when I have been paying $4 a load at other places so I did heaps of washing & Zac got his stitches out with no problems at all. We did a little bit of sight seeing but I think we were still so tired from the Bungle Bungles it was nice to just sit still for a while. It was Ty's 6th b'day in Kunnunarra so we had a fun day celebrating that with party food & yummy cake. We also got to catch up with my good friends parents who I hadn't seen for quite a few years so that was great fun exchanging travelling stories & having a laugh up with them. Also saw Les & Christine briefly again. It's amazing on the road we have meet so many fantastic people & seem to keep bumping into them so you always have someone to have a chat to. Leaving Kunnunarra we stopped by The Ord Dam or Lake Argyle whichever you want to call it & had a look, it is massive. It was pretty exciting as Glen's Dad worked there during the construction of it back in the 60's. On the way back to the highway Glen stopped to have a quick fish in the Ord River & here we got to see about 6 freshwater crocs including a cute little baby one! About 20 mins after being back on the highway we said a sad goodbye to WA & entered the Northern Territory. We are very sad to say bye bye to WA, we have absolutely loved it over here & plan to come back one day for another big holiday to soak up all it's beauty again!!!
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