Oh my god!

Trip Start Jul 27, 2008
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Trip End Aug 30, 2008


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kimberly caravan park
(Derby hotels)

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Monday, August 11, 2008

  Well where do I start?  I don't exactly know whether I enjoyed The Gibb River Road yet!  It was certainly a road I will never forget.  We left Kununurra and headed for El Questro Station, only a short distance but bumpy.  Our camp site was right on the river and very private.  After setting up camp we headed back into the "township" so the girls could have a swim in the river but they spent more time running under the sprinkler.  Then we nearly had a disaster.  Milly screamed and I thought Caitlin had taken her last biscuit but Milly had actually stepped in a camp oven pit that was still hot!  Needless to say she burnt her foot.  Luckily I was prepared and had a burns kit within the first aid kit.  It took nearly an hour after treatment and some strong pain relief for Milly to stop screaming.  Her foot isn't looking too bad but we took her to the Derby Hospital today who said I had done everything right and just to keep an eye out for infection once the blisters break. 
  Anyway back to The Gibb River Road.  After an eventful start we continued on to Ellenbrae Station.  It took us 4.5 hrs to travel approx 180 kms.  We were only going about 30-40 kms/hr for a majority of the time.  The corrugations were crazy!  Michael had "bot rot" to the extreme.  So by 1 oclock  we had had enough!  But Ellenbrae Station surprised us with a rippa of a campsite.  We had hot water from a wood fired boiler so showers were enjoyed by Michael and myself and the girls had a bath!
  If we thought the first part of the road was rough we were about to be bone jarred and rattled all the way to China.  The corrugations felt as big as water bars!  I didn't really enjoy it but it was challenging and we made blowout free.
  Last nights campsite was at Silent Grove camp ground within The Leopold Conservation Park.  A nice site but very busy.  Michael enjoyed the creek crossings.
  We would like to have spent 2 weeks on the Gibb River Road but the girls weren't able to do the walks in the gorges and waterfalls.  Hopefully we will return one day............
  Heading for Broome tomorrow to relax for a few days.. Bush Bath
Bush Bath
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