6 MONTHS ON THE WALLABY

FITZROY CROSSING

Today is Friday 8 June.  Another fine day!  I really h a d to wash some clothes.  It didn't take long for it to dry so by lunch time it was all folded up and put away.  We decided to go into Geike Gorge and do the Fitzroy River Cruise which started at 3.00pm.  It was a good time of day as most of the heat was gone and it was very pleasant.  The drive into the gorge was 18 klms from the caravan park and we only just made it with minutes to spare.  It was great.

The walls of the gorge are limestone and the water has eroded the stone into weird and wonderful shapes.  Just amazing!

After a little time as the walls left more riverbank, a crocodile or two could be seen lazing in the afternoon sun. 

With the type of rock formation that make up the gorge, pieces are breaking away and falling into the water.  When it happens, it leaves a much richer colour underneath where the weather hasn't affected the surface.  The white area is the high water mark during the wet.

We have decided to stay put for another two nights and then make our way to Broome.  We are booked to go in on 12 June.  Also, we have decided to go on a rather special tour which is called the Horizontal Waterfalls.  We will drive back to Derby about the 19th or 20th June (at which time the tides should be good).  The tour is a Floatplane from Derby.  The plane takes 10-12 people.  It will land at Cape Leveque which is a beach up from Broome (if you are looking at a map).  There we will be able to have a look  around and even have a swim.  From there the plane will fly over the Buccaneer Archipelego and land on Talbot Bay. It will butt up beside a boat/pontoon where we will get off and board a jet boat (I know I know - you don't think I can do it do you.  I hope I don't get seasick!!)  The horizontal falls is tidal.  Certain days of the month you get excellent (very high), good, low or nil tides. About one or two times you even get Extreme tides.  We will pick the days when the tide is good.  Anyway, the water is like a rapids.  It rushes through an opening where two walls practically meet.  The volume of water when the tide comes in banks up as it tries to get through the opening.  The jetboat ploughs through this opening as the water rushes through.

After all that (I'm getting sick just thinking about it) we will watch the sunset from the deck of a 60ft. yacht with a glass of wine.  We will sleep on the yacht and watch the sunrise.  The floatplane then takes us back to Derby by 8.00am.  The mornings here are very early - most people are up and about by 5.30am (not me though).  Anyway, I will update as we go along.  We will be in Broome for about a week before this happens so there will be other entries before then.  Until next time, night night. 

Sounds Great

8:41 PM, 11/6/2007 .. Posted by rubyroo

Hi Ronnie
that trip sounds really great, you'll have to let us know what it was like, I will give you a call next time you are online. Hope you weren't seasick and had a great time. someone else told us the air trips from Derby were the best.
Bye for now from me and my richie.xxxx