After our side trip to the Mitchell Plateau we stopped at Drysdale Station for a night before heading back onto the Gibb River Road again. Heading east we soon enough arrived at Ellenbrae Station. Set on a million acres we followed the signs towards the homestead, passing the turn offs for the two campsites until… Read More Gibb River Road – Part 3
After heading off on the trail to the Mitchell Plateau, we found about a dozen backpack clustered at the top of the hill next to the turn off for a swimming hole. Not keen to share with a tour group we thought we’d come back when it wasn’t going to be so busy as it… Read More Mitchell Plateau – Part 2
We turned off the Gibb River Road onto the Kalumbru Road heading north. The corrugations were horrendous and we spent over an hour shuddering and jarring along. Finally, we arrived at our destination, Drysdale Station. We elected to stay at the homestead station campsite with full amenities rather than the miners pool campsite, which is… Read More Mitchell Plateau – Part 1
Galvan Gorge The Gibb River Road was in pretty good condition and we made good progress arriving at Galvan Gorge late morning. This is an easy walk over mainly flat ground to emerge at an oasis like swimming hole. We had the place to ourselves and enjoyed the tranquility of the flowing waterfall and quiet… Read More Gibb River Road – Part 2
The Gibb River Road was originally a route to get cattle to drive cattle to market. These days it is 660km’s of dirt track through some of the most spectacular Kimberly country. The road is accessible by four-wheel drive only, and only open during the dry season with road conditions varying greatly and numerous water crossings.… Read More Gibb River Road – Part 1
