Experience the Kimberley 2008

The Kimberley in “winter”…certainly the place to escape the southern winter! The days were hot, with clear blue skies. We began the trip on a full moon and gradually, as the moon subsided, so the evening sky filled with stars. So many it was hard to recognise familiar constellations.

The Gibb River Road is not a road to be travelled fast- the corrugations and pot holes see to that. It was different from the Pilbara in that we were often camped in “civilised” surrounds- stations that came complete with showers, bar and restaurant. However, walks away from the campsites took us wonderful gorges and waterholes that haven’t changed in millions of years. [Read more]