Day 83 Friday 14th September Winjana Gorge – Broome

Packed up early before the scorching heat came. We hiked  approx. 1km along the gorge track and took in the beautiful serenity of the Winjana Gorge and its wildlife including freshwaters crocs, bats, birds, fish and lizards. We then hitched up the van and headed on to Tunnel Creek. We hiked by torchlight off and on in the shallows of the creek which runs through a tunnel. This was quite refreshing after the many hot and dusty hikes we had done so far! Back on the road into Derby we came onto an asphalt  road  once again which was cause for celebration!!!! No more dust or corrugations…

All we could rummage up to celebrate this momentous occasion was 1 chupa chub! We  all decided to donate it to Jason since  he had done all of the driving along the GRR. We made our way to Derby to view the Boab Prison Tree. The girls were fascinated by this unique tree and had lots of questions about what the tree was actually used for…..We had a look around in Derby the enjoyed Barrumundi and chips on the wharf. We arrived in Broome approx. 5pm and the girls had forgotten what civilsation looked like, Lucy commenting; "Why is everyone dressed up?" We simply said, "They're not dressed up, we are just used to everyone being dusty and dirty!"We checked into Cable Beach Caravan Park. Nice shady spot next to pool.

Winjana Gorge

 Some bats on the Winjana Gorge walk

 Winjana Gorge

 Winjana Gorge

 Leaving Winjana Gorge heading for Tunnel Creek

 Tunnel Creek

 Inside the tunnel which is up to 3km long. 

 Some of the walls inside the Tunnel

 Almost on Bitumen!!! We were told it started from this turn off, but we had a little bit more to go.

 The end of Gibb River Road, all the warning signs etc.

 The prison Boab Tree, where in the early days it was used as a prison when on route from or to Derby.

Frostys Pool was built in the second world war with limited resources for the army as some relief from the heat. It was the first pool to be built in Derby.