Purnululu (bungle Bungle Range)

We changed our schedule a bit here. We had intended on going along the Gibb River road and into Mitchell Plateau, however a lot of the stations and national parks along the Gibb were still closed so we decided to head along the highway to Purnululu and see the Bungle Bungle Range. On the way we stopped at Geike Gorge near Fitzroy Crossing. Here we did a boat tour through the gorge guided by a park ranger. Really informative again seeing lots of freshwater crocs and birds.



The Bungle Bungle Range and national park is spectacular. We loved it here. The camping was quite, great bird and animal life, great flora, dingos howling at night near the tent....and beautiful scenery. WE went on a helicopter flight over the range - to see it from the air is good - it gives you a sense of how enormous it is. There were no doors on the helicopter - Jeremy and Jasmine loved this bit! Over the next few days we walked through Cathedral Gorge, through the domes, Echidna chasm which at midday the sun shines through it creating a golden glow -really beautiful. On the way to Cathedral Gorge, we were lucky enough to see a Mertens water monitor attacking a snake. The snake was about half a meter long and the monitor was about 2m long. The snake whipped around and bit the monitor on the back leg and after some wrestling the snake got away. It was an awsome sight.

 Cathedral Gorge - a nice cool spot for lunch. Unfortunately it is difficult to capture the enormity and the feeling of these gorges but if you look at the bottom of this photo you can see some people which gives some idea of its size

 THis one is inside Echidna Chasm. It becomes quite narrow before it ends. A fun walk over some boulders and up ladders.