0800 (9432 km) Left caravan park and our camper trailer behind as the road was going to be too rough. Drove 2 hours along a 53 km 4WD track on a cattle station (the only access road) to get to Bungle Bungle (Purnululu) National Park.
1000 (9484 km) Purnululu Visitor Centre.
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| 'Bee Hives' - Bungle Bungles NP |
1100 (9512 km) Lunch of sandwiches. Went on Piccaninny Walk - very hot, cloudless day. Walked amongst the 'bee hive' stripey domes. The domes are caused by the different layers laid down millions of years ago when it was a sea bed. Some layers are more porous and the orange is caused by the iron. The other layers are darker because of the lichen/moss that grow on the surface. The walk took us on a hot walk and then into a cavernous amphitheatre. An amazing sight indeed. Just trying to imagine it in the wet season with water gushing down the gorge walls and the water obviously swirling around to form the huge cavern. Met Christian, Taija and their grandma, Rhonda. Our kids started to skip stones across the waterhole in the middle of the gorge with Christian.
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| In the cavernous Cathedral Gorge amphitheatre |
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| Panoramic photo of Cathedral Gorge - doesn't do the real thing justice |
1315 (9512 km) Left the Southern area of the National Park.
1410 (9545 km) Got to Kurrajong campsite (north area). Set up tent etc under a lovely shady area. Kids played with Christian and Taija. Met Glenn.
1730 (9545 km) Dinner of spaghetti.
2000 (9545 km) Rhonda made some ginger damper and cake in the fire! No need any special temperature control. Turned up quite nice. Nights quite cool - Ming Kim asking for a jacket! And this is the child that goes to school in shorts and t-shirt all winter!
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