While Al and Zita went out to ride in a helicopter ( after flat battery and jump start) we headed out to Echidna Chasm.
Word is you should be here in the middle of the day, but everyone aims for that, so we decided to enjoy less crowd and cooler weather and be there before the masses.
The chasm between two great mountains of rock is amazing and cannot be fully captured in a photo. It is a very narrow space in places and would be terrible in a crowd.
Today it was beautiful and just kept on. When you think you can go no further it continues on into the chasm in the red rock. The soaring faces of rock stretched high above our heads.
We made the detour along the path to the Osmand lookout on the way back to the car, enjoying the wonderful views over the Osmand range ( far older than the Bungles)
Then, as we enjoyed a quiet cuppa and discussed how on earth the metal boat got on and off of that 4WD, Evelyn headed out along the track to the mini palms.
We drove around to the Bloodwoods car park and walked in from there, meeting her at the inner end of the Mini Palms walk.
This walk was tougher and required some big steps and scrambling over rocks to reach the view at the end of the walk. The Livingstona Palms are a lovely sight against the red rock background.
We made a brief detour to another lookout before lunch under the shade sails and a cuppa from the thermos
Evelyn and Craig headed off for yet another walk while we cruised back for the short circuit at Stonehenge where we read about how the Aborigines used various plants as we strolled around the short path.
We crossed the path of a fire truck moving slowly along the road with flashing lights and kicking up heaps of dust. It turned out he was tugging along 2 big tyres in an effort to remove some of the bumps. This was somewhat successful
Then back to camp to relax, write up the blog, do some washing and prepare to leave tomorrow for Kununurra.
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