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 lucky enough to talk to a couple that had just refuelled & had just come back from up that way.  They said the road was bad for the next 30km then improved so we decided to continue the journey.  We left Drysdale Station at around 9.15am & reached the campground at the King Edward River 4 hours later & 105km.  The road was very corrugated & rough for a fair length.  Along the way we had stopped to fix the rubber boot from the Karavan shock absorber that had come loose & the back number plate of the car had shaken loose, it was very close to falling off.  The graders were out & doing roadwork for about 6km near the Mitchell Plateau turnoff.

The campground was right on the King Edward River so we set up then ventured down to the river to rinse out our washing that had a thorough shaking on the trip & have a swim in the waterhole.  The water was crystal clear & a lovely temperature to swim in.  It was very refreshing & the freshwater crocodiles kept their distance.

There are two aboriginal art sites nearby so we went for a good wander around both of them.  The sites are amongst outcrops of large sandstone formations & the rock art is of a style that Tereza & I have not seen before, the art looks out of this world & both Bradshaw & Wandjina styles.  We stayed wandering around until the light started to fade, the spirituality of the sites is intense.

Dinner was a fine Madras Chicken Curry by John with vegies by Tereza & another fine red.