Purnululu- The Domes and Chasms of the Bungle Bungle Range.

The drive in is one of the most beautiful in the Kimberley. Only four wheel drives and single axle off road trailers are permitted to travel on the 53 kms road on the most corrugated, winding, scenic drive through Mabel Downs cattle station taking close to 2 hours before you reach the World Heritage listed Purnululu National Park. The roads within the park are in much better condition.

View from Sunset ridge of the north side of the Bungle Bungle range

We camped at the north end Kurrajong Campsite close to the sunset viewing area on a ridge that looks out across the Bungle Bungle Range as the colours change across the sandstone cliffs. The campsite was simple, but spacious. There are well maintained drop toilets and water. Our friends set up a shower tent with an instant

Kimberley Trip: Heading North.

Over 7,000 kms driven in 3 weeks! And it was worth it. Australia is not a small country, this is what it takes just to make it to the top of Western Australia, the Kimberley. If only we had more time to take it all in, to visit all the magnificent sights, colours and ancient history, to have time to explore more, walk more, swim more and wonder more. 

The really long drives were just to get up there and home again. It took 3 1/2 days each way. Five cars and seven people started out after meeting up for a night at Payne's Find enjoying a dinner of Rack of Lamb cooked by Thor at the Roadhouse/Tavern. I shared the driving with Ross but the other cars had lone drivers. The trip up was more than a means to an end as we drove though some amazing country sharing the journey with good friends. 

"The Camel Train" ready to head north

Much fun was had talking to each others on the CB radios.The radios not only provided a means to chat, joke, point out the sights along the way and quote Monty Python and the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, they are essential safety tools. Particularly when travelling on dirt roads the