The Bungle Bungles

Just a quick update his morning before head off to the Kimberley (which may mean no new posts for a couple of weeks).

We decided to make the 500km detour down to Purnululu National Park and the Bungle Bungles.  Really glad we did as the scenery was stunning enough to make our children who, when presented with any kind of beautiful view usually respond with; “Yeah. What? I’m hungry, did you bring any food? My feet hurt. (etc...)”, to say things like; “Wow” and; “Cool”.  Must be good.  They were especially impressed with the trek through Echidna Chasm which involves a walk of a few km’s through a narrow and ever tightening chasm.  With sheer walls in some places only an arms width to each side and reaching over 100 metres high, it’s not for the claustrophobic.  As we made our way deeper into the rock, and with my Akubra firmly planted on my head, I fancied that I could hear the Indiana Jones theme tune playing faintly in the background...

In the last few days we have also camped in the shade of Boab trees whilst cooking dinner over an open fire and had a few days rest and relaxation on the banks of Lake Kununurra; fishing whilst watching and being watched by the freshwater crocs that bask in the water only a few feet from our camp.  What a tough life.