Thank heavens we made it off the
Kalumburu Road safely and with all appliances, van and vehicle still in one
piece. We left Drysdale at 7:50am and made it back to the Gibb River crossing,
which is about 5km from the Gibb River Road, by 9:10am. We got out to stretch
our legs and check over the van and car. Whilst on a walk along the river we
chatted to two families camping in prime position who told us they were about
to depart. We made the spontaneous decision that we were going to stay the
night as it was just so beautiful. Within 30mins we had set up camp with the
most amazing view of the waterhole and river right on our door stop!
As an added bonus we realised our
neighbours were a family that we had camped next to at Devils Marbles and Daly
Waters (Dani, Dylan and their two children Dexter and Olive). They are from
Redfern, Sydney but Dani had grown up in Engadine and had attended St John
Bosco College. We had lots to chat about.
We had a beautiful, relaxing day
swimming in the river, reading books, walking along the banks watching &
listening to the black cockatoos and blue-winged kookaburras. After yet another
swim we had early afternoon drinks, dinner and a campfire. This is what we were
hoping for along the Gibb – remoteness and sheer beauty. We had found it.
In the morning we said goodbye to
Dani and Dylan, who were heading up to Drysdale. We decided that we were not yet
ready to leave this beautiful free camp, so we settled in for another amazing,
relaxing day and evening. For the majority of the time we had the whole area to
ourselves – truly sensational. We swam, did the washing (as abundant water was on
our doorstep), managed some blogging and spent hours watching flocks of black
cockatoos and a couple of blue winged kookaburras. Many a time during the day
we said to each other – isn’t this perfect! It was just so very beautiful.
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