12 October
Tunnel creek is further down the rough dirt road towards Fitzroy Crossing than Winjana Gorge. As we mopped up our flooded camp, the park Ranger opined that the RTA might close the road that day. In any case, it seemed likely to rain again that day so we headed off as early as we could after hanging everything out to dry.
Tunnel Creek used to be called Bat Cave but could more accurately be called Cave Creek. It is a limestone cave running through the Devonian reef with the added appeal that you have to wade thigh deep through the creek complete with freshwater crocodiles.
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At the far end the cave opens up again to bright sunshine and a nice swimming hole.
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It started raining on the way back, and the road was a long muddy pool in sections. A fun distraction was a frill neck lizard on the road which Fabian managed to pull out of the tree it skittered up.
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Hello Caleysteincruiers, it's the Mcwheatles. Where the bloody hell are you? Looking at the temperatures predicted for the Pilbara we decided to stay with the coast after returning from Cape Leveque. We spent a night in Broome to get the brakes done. We did a long drive to Port H and then to Point Samson and onto Ningaloo where we spent one night at Tulki Beach and then moved to Yardie Ck for a few days. A bit windy but we enjoyed our snorkels at the Oyster Stack and Turquoise Beach and the walks around Yardie Gorge. At 27 Sept we're at Carnavon and will drive to Kalbarri tomorrow to spend a couple of days in the surf before hitting Perth next weekend.
ReplyDeleteHope it's going well with you guys. You can email us on helrog@gmail.com or call us on 0447 001 241
We might catch you at the bottom of WA.
Roger, Helen, Jack, Liam