Monthly Archives: August 2010

After a sunrise breakfast we packed up & went for a swim in the lovely waterhole in the King Edward River, we were trying to delay the inevitable – that rotten road to Drysdale station, then even worse, the horrible … Continue reading →

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 →

Up before sunrise again with the birds & flying foxes squabbling as they came home to roost, then eating breakfast watching the sun rise on Kununurra Lake.  We were told that a 3.5 metre long saltwater crocodile was pulled out … Continue reading →

No rest for the wicked, our bird alarm clock went off before daybreak.  Holidays or not bills have to be paid (that little plastic card won’t do the trick otherwise).  The internet works a little bit faster before everyone else … Continue reading →

It was still dark when I think all the birds turned it on in unison. We were listening in half stupor to the bird symphony when we got a rude awakening by the early bird tourists flying out to see … Continue reading →