Bungle Bungles

After a very sleepless night thanks to a very drunk backpacker who sang and played guitar till all hours of the morning, we were glad to see the back end of Kununurra!  Let's just say we won't be staying back in this caravan park again!

We drove 3 hours to the turn off to the Purnululu National Park then it was another 1 and a half hours drive along a very windy and rough 4WD track.  The boys and I were lucky not to be car sick (and secretly I think it may be Jason's driving!)  Note to self: I must take the motion sickness tablets on our way out of here!

We got to our campsite and were set up by late afternoon.  Jason was instantly relaxed when we arrived here because there was no one around!  Such a difference from last night!  There was only one other couple camping in the same area as us and of course Jason befriended them as they had the fire pit near their camp.  Gee, I wonder were Zander gets it from??? They seemed like very nice couple and seasoned travellers.  They also like to get "off the beaten track" like Jason so they gave us us some great locations to visit in WA to get away from the crowds.

We got up early (thanks to sun rising about 5am in WA!) to tackle the Cathedral Gorge walk.  No one tells you how vast this area is as it was another 30kms along a dirt track from our camp to get to the car park.  It was a 3km return walk and the boys sooked up a storm!  It was well worth the whinging from Zander and having to carry Mav most of the way - It was amazing.  Not to mention the stripped beehive formations that the Bungle Bungles are famous for.  You can't explain how different this place is as I have never seen anything like it, and the pictures don't do it justice.  You will just have to come and visit it yourself.

After lunch we drove north to another walk called the Echidna Chasm.  We had been told this was another great walk and it was only 2kms, so great for the boys.  I was a bit apprehensive because I was waiting for the boys to crack it as Mav hadn't had a sleep today but they both wanted to go so off we went.  Of course Mav was carried half the way and Z kept having "breaks" every 2 mins but we eventually made it.  You walk up a dry creek bed full of rocks into a chasm.  We walked between two 100m high rock walls only body width apart.  We had to climb over rocks and up ladders (and of course Mav wanted to do all those things....)  It was spectacular and I am glad we did it.

Overall we really loved the Bungle Bungles.  It was definately worth going off the beaten track to see it.  There are a lot of people here doing the walks but it seems only a handful of people camp out here.

Tomorrow we are back to Kununurra to restock and refuel.  Gibb River Road here we come.....

Nat