Daily Archives: August 25, 2010

First light & we were up with the birds again so we could get an early start up to the Mitchell Falls.  We had breakfast & were on the road just as the sun was rising, around 6.15am.  What a … Continue reading →

Up with the birds & sunrise plus a hearty breakfast then we headed back into Drysdale Station to get a road status report on the condition of the Kalumburu road from Drysdale Station to the Mitchell Plateau turnoff.  We were … Continue reading →

Movem on movem out, we left at 8.10 am & it was 32.5C.  We thought that the Gibb River Road was bad until we turned off onto the Kalumburu Road to Drysdale River Station – 50 km, it took us … Continue reading →

Sunrise started our day again as it was moving day.  A leisurely breakfast followed by cleaning & packing & we drove out of the El Questro campsite at 8.15 am.  The turnoff back onto the Gibb River Road was a … Continue reading →

The sun was up as we got going this morning & we shared our breakfast time with a friendly pair of butcherbirds & half a dozen blue winged kookaburras that have a nesting tree just above us, they are magnificent … Continue reading →

Another start before sunrise to walk the banks of the billabong at Parry Creek Farm and watch the birdlife. We  disturbed a nankeen heron from its night roost & watched the birdlife starting its day, the sunrise wasn’t spectacular, however, … Continue reading →