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Wyndham & the trip home

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With snap lockdowns in Brisbane and Cairns, we decided we'd better not dawdle too much on our way home from Purnalulu. However,  we were tempted to make one last side trip to Wyndham, stopping along the way at yet another rock art site near Moochalabra Dam, and at the Grotto. It seemed strange to suddenly see the ocean again at Wyndham, after driving through such a dry landscape. I had my first taste of crocodile in a pie - a bit like chunky chicken. Although we had to complete our online border passes for the Northern Territory and Queensland, we didn't have to show these at any border crossings between Kununurra and Brisbane when we drove home in mid August.  We retraced our route, stopping at a few places we'd missed on the way west, including Joe Creek in Gregory/Judberra NP. Here was another extensive rock art site, but once again sections had been damaged by fire. In Ka...
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El Questro - Lake Argyle - Purnalulu NP

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We started our El Questro adventure with more driving, up to a lookout over the Pentecost River and down to Explosion Gorge. We sat and enjoyed our morning coffee while watching crocs cruising around their territory. One of my favourite trees from this trip is the "White Dragon" tree, which is often seen growing along creek banks. It has a very large pea flower, and long seed pods. I would never have guessed that it was a native, since it looks so exotic.  The boabs are the other obvious favourite, coming in such a variety of shapes. In fact, the local artist in residence features them in her artworks.  The next day, after a relaxing soak in Zebedee Spring, we went for a hike & swim in the stunningly beautiful El Questro Gorge, and (just) managed to rock hop and scramble to McMickings Pool at the end.  Packing up camp the next morning,  we almost took an extra traveller with us. ...
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