After a leisurely start to our day,
we headed off to ‘The Grotto’ (back down along the Great Northern Hwy). The
Grotto is a beautiful waterhole, over 100 metres deep! We climbed the 150 steep
stairs down to the bottom of the gorge and then swam in the cool, clear water –
a beautiful experience.
It was then back on the road and
the anticipation was building … we were about to turn right onto the famous
Gibb River Road! We pulled in under the rather depilated sign and took about 50
photos! We even got the ladder off the front of the BT to enable us to climb up
onto the sign platform for the iconic photo. We had fun and Sippy was smiling.
It was 20 years in the planning, and he had made it!
Back into the car and along the
Gibb for a few km’s (at this stage bitumen) until we turned off for El Questro
Station. Once again we had hit the dirt. The 16kms along the El Questro
driveway was a bumpy and corrugated ride with numerous water crossings about 40
- 50cm – but we made it in and
celebrated with a woo hoo! We now have 7 days of relaxation and exploration of
the gorgeous waterholes in the area.
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