After an amazing time around Broome, and Cape Leveque, we began the real reason for heading to the Kimberley; the Gibb River Road.
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Dropping the tyres to 30 PSI at the start of the gravel on the Gibb River RoadSome heavy equipment coming off the Gibb River RoadGreat road conditions and amazing sceneryHeading to Windjana GorgeA quick afternoon sneak peak into the GorgeWindjana GorgeThe start of Tunnel CreekThis is where a chunk of Tunnel Creek caved inEarly in the morning, straight down to the GorgeA couple of freshwater crocodiles soaking up the sunWhat a life!Our campsite at Windjana GorgePerfect evenings in the bushThe stars are always better in the bushOn the way to Bell GorgeBell Gorge; what a beautiful placeLoving the Kimberley!Get there early, or you will share it with plenty of others!We counted at least 10 big water monitorsA brilliant place to swimWe saw a huge python (3 meters +) on the other side of the gorgeI’m not sure why it decided to go for a swim under the waterfallSilent Grove, after a big dayUp early again, to Mornington Wilderness CampSome incredible dragon fliesOur favourite bird of the trip; the rainbow bee eaterMornington has plenty of black and red cockatoo’sWe spent many hours watching the birds hereI guess they were watching us too!You couldn’t get too close though, without them taking offWe’ve got some amazing memories through our 80 seriesAnother big python. This one had been hit crossing the roadAn old Toyota ute, still in use at MorningtonAnnie Creek; a brilliant, quiet place to relax!More dragon fliesWe hired Sir John Gorge to ourselves for the dayYou get canoe hire, packed lunches and a whole lot of funNot many people get to see this part of the KimberleyNo wonder we were happy campers!Sir John gorge on sunsetThe Gibb River road is one amazing place to anotherBlue Winged Kookaburra. These can’t laugh, but they do tryLots of little birds (I guess they were babies?)We saw 3 wild dingoes at MorningtonAt the Mornington LookoutAll the time and effort spent on our 4WD is worth it for moments like thisMorningtons termite mound walkCadjeput; our favourite place at MorningtonUnbelievably stunningEverything on Mornington is 4WD only tooOne of many relaxing swims. It was a bit colder than the coast around Broome though!The Mornington tour bus; an OkaWhat a country we have to explore!The boat across to Manning GorgeAll aboard!Manning FallsThe view from the top of the fallsMore of our friendly 4 legged friendsThese were less friendly, and had a decent bite on them!Filling up with liquid gold. Actually, it wasn’t too bad – $1.99 per litre of diesel
Thank’s a lot! It’s well worth the trip!
Aaron
Awesome pics mate so beautiful and cannot wait to see it all in person