6 MONTHS ON THE WALLABY

KUNUNURRA WA TO FITZROY CROSSING

We left Kununurra at 9.30am on Tuesday 5 June.  We were going to stay at Turkey Creek and drive into the Bungle Bungles.  When we spoke to the guys at the Turkey Creek Roadhouse they said that the drive in entailed driving through a "puddle" with boulders in the bottom.  That puddle didn't sound too good so we again thought about a flyover.  When we enquired, the cost would have been about $1,000 for the three of us for a 45 minute flight.  So we decided to just skip the Bungles and save it for "next time". 

 We drove on to Halls Creek.  There we stopped for lunch and a visit to the Tourist Centre. Outside the tourist centre was a bronze of Russian Jack who apparently wheeled an injured mate in a wheelbarrow for 350 klms to seek medical help.

Early in the afternoon we pulled into a freecamp called Leycesters Rest.  It is next to the Ord River.  The photo below shows the bridge you drive over before you turn into the camp.  (One of my best photos so far!) 

By late afternoon about 25 caravans/campers had pulled in. 

We left about 10.00am the following morning, Wednesday 6 June.  People had told us about another freecamp not that far away.  It was called Mary Pool on the Mary River.  We got there about 1.00pm and could park quite close to the bank that overlooks the river. 

The couple next to us, who were already there (and had been since the day before) told us we came in at the right time as, by late afternoon, there would be around 70 caravans/campers.  And they were right!  The photo below only shows part of the camp.  It was very big.  Not like some that only take about 8-10 caravans.

After we had parked we were told there was a freshwater crocodile lazing itself on the banks of river.  One of the guys walked over toward it (as the river bed is not even half full) and as he got nearer the crocodile went back into the water.  It sure was a sight to remember. (Photos below looking up and down the riverbed).