Tour Australia

Today we packed up our camp after staying 3 nights across the road from the Bungle Bungles turnoff. I also inspected the Jeeps tyres, after yesterday the pressure sensor detected a tyre which was low, and as expected the rear right tyre was quite flat. After a short inspection it was clear what the problem was; there was a piece of wire lodged into the tread of the tyre causing a slow air leak.

I removed the tyre and put the spare on. I used a plug from our puncture repair kit to plug the hole up and then popped it into the rear tyre carrier.

We left the rest area and headed north. We traveled all the way back to the Great Northern Highway and then onto Wyndham. On the outskirts of Wyndham we turned west and headed for Moochalabra Dam. It is an unsealed road but was mostly in good condition. We ate lunch at the dam picnic area under a massive boab tree and then headed back down the road 200m to the Aboriginal art site. It is a small scramble up to the rock ledge but once up there it is easy to follow the ledge. There are some really good drawings in this location. Some are quite faded and look like original drawings. This art site is not well sign posted or advertised but it is definitely worth a look.

The ledge continues for around 100m so make sure you walk the full length if you visit. We enjoyed the rawness and authenticity of this art.

We drove back to the main track and turned left to continue west. Not too far down is the Prison Boab tree. This tree is said to have been used by police to lock prisoners up while they rested on the journey back to Wyndham. It is a very broad boab tree and completely hollow. It is possible to climb in through the hole and have a look.

We drove back to Wyndham in hope of going to the Five Rivers Lookout. We were really disappointed that they do not allow caravans to drive up so we had to give it a miss. We re-fueled in Wyndham (quite cheap compared to the roadhouses at only 135c per litre of diesel) and headed back down south. On our way out of town we stopped in at the big crocodile statue and also met an aboriginal man by the name of Rodney Johnstone. He was sitting in the park carving a boab nut. I stopped and had a good chat to him and he offered me the boab nut artwork at a small price. I accepted and we left Wyndham heading south for The Grotto.

The Grotto is an amazing pool which holds water year round. It is a short walk with 142 man made steps down to the pool. The path is quite precarious with a large drop on one side and is built up by stacked rocks. The pool itself is believed to be around 300ft deep which is almost unbelievable considering the size of the pool!!

We continued south and camped at the rest area on the main road.