We got off to a good start this morning. Up early and
packed before an early morning walk through Windjana Gorge. As an intro to the
Kimberley it is spectacular. From the outside you see the walls to the gorge, but to enter you
walk through a gap in the rocks and it all seems to open up before you… Ammonite fossils in Devonian reef, and teeming
with Freshwater crocs (so no swimming) Many
people walked the full 7km return loop which is definitely better seen the
morning before the full strength of the Sun is felt.
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| The start of Windjana Gorge |
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| Lots of Freshies. |
If yesterday felt like an intro to the Kimberley by keeping
us mostly on Tarmac, today was the first day properly on the Gibb River Road.
Dirt, corrugations and twisty up through the King Leopold Ranges. But we knew
tonight's campsite might be popular, so an early arrival to secure a spot was a
good thing. Then it was only a short time later 10km run into Bell Gorge. If
Windjana was good, then Bell got off to a shaky start. You walk along a tiny
creek for a while before getting to the upper pool. It's only as you get here
that the gorge opens up and you start to hear the water. It's then a short but
steep scramble over the hill following a well signposts track, and you below
the falls. And, boy is it worth it!!! In fact, unless you have a very young
family, or are a bit shaky on your feet, you'd be mad not to do this.
Absolutely awesome. I've taken a few shots, but they don't seem to do it
justice. It's not just the main pool below the falls. There another, then a
small set to falls, then another pool, then it disappears around a bend in
the river and I didn't have the time or energy to follow it. However, you get the
idea...
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| Bell Gorge |
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| A young family with kids to small to climb down, admire the view from the top of the waterfall |
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| The view just upstream from the gorge |
Back to camp for a quiet night with a few glasses of chateau
cardboard to wash down some pork chops. A very chilled evening. I wonder what tomorrow brings?
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