Day 76 - Wyndham to Home Valley Station via the Karunjie Track (Sun July 8th)
After breaky with our new found furry friend we headed up to the 5 River's Lookout before leaving Wyndham for the Karunjie Track.
The five River's joined together - The King, The Durak, The Pentecost, The Ord and The Forrest - by the Cambridge Gulf.
We still weren't 100% sure if we should attempt the Karunjie Track as we were advised against it, so we decided to go as far as Digger's Rest Station and make a decision then.
The drive to Digger's Rest is really nice, part of it follows the King River, and this road also takes you to the huge Prison Boab Tree.
When we got to Digger's Rest Station, which is a working Cattle Station, we called in and spoke to the station owner. She said, go for it guys, do the track, it's fine. She had done it just the day before, in a large truck loaded with supplies for the station.
That made our decision, and we were off, we remember doing the track 9 years ago, and how much we enjoyed the drive. The track cuts behind the magnificent Cockburn ranges, across salt pans, through true Kimberley Country and along the Pentecost River.
We took our time, about 4 hours or so from Wyndham to the Pentecost River. The track is sandy in parts, and covered in bull dust, a few times we couldn't even see our trailer in our side rear view mirrors. It put the trailer to a good test, and it did well. Some parts of the track were steep and washed out, making it the most difficult drive of our trip so far. We were glad we did it, and it was nice being the only ones on the track today!
After crossing the Pentecost, we drove a further 9km to Home Valley Station, which is a working cattle station. They have bush camping by the Pentecost River, but we opted for the more comfortable camping near the homestead and station. The camping grounds here are grassy, and we were camped right next to the large kids playground. Yippie - this made for an easy set up and pack up the next morning, as the kiddies were occupied and not under our feet.
http://www.hvstation.com.au
After breaky with our new found furry friend we headed up to the 5 River's Lookout before leaving Wyndham for the Karunjie Track.
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| 5 River's Lookout - Wyndham |
The five River's joined together - The King, The Durak, The Pentecost, The Ord and The Forrest - by the Cambridge Gulf.
We still weren't 100% sure if we should attempt the Karunjie Track as we were advised against it, so we decided to go as far as Digger's Rest Station and make a decision then.
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| The road to the Prison Tree and Digger's Rest |
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| King River where Damon had a flick of a lure |
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| Prison Boab Tree - Cam wants out! |
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| Daddy and his girl |
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| Mummy and her girl |
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| Mummy and her boy |
The drive to Digger's Rest is really nice, part of it follows the King River, and this road also takes you to the huge Prison Boab Tree.
When we got to Digger's Rest Station, which is a working Cattle Station, we called in and spoke to the station owner. She said, go for it guys, do the track, it's fine. She had done it just the day before, in a large truck loaded with supplies for the station.
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| Road to Digger's Rest |
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| Cockburn Ranges near Digger's Rest |
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| Digger's Rest Station |
That made our decision, and we were off, we remember doing the track 9 years ago, and how much we enjoyed the drive. The track cuts behind the magnificent Cockburn ranges, across salt pans, through true Kimberley Country and along the Pentecost River.
We took our time, about 4 hours or so from Wyndham to the Pentecost River. The track is sandy in parts, and covered in bull dust, a few times we couldn't even see our trailer in our side rear view mirrors. It put the trailer to a good test, and it did well. Some parts of the track were steep and washed out, making it the most difficult drive of our trip so far. We were glad we did it, and it was nice being the only ones on the track today!
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| Here we go |
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| Across the salt pans |
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| Lunch along the Pentecost River |
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| Pentecost River |
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| Yay - we done it |
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| Pentecost River - someone was camping right here |
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| Crossing the Pentecost River |
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| The road to Home Valley Station |
After crossing the Pentecost, we drove a further 9km to Home Valley Station, which is a working cattle station. They have bush camping by the Pentecost River, but we opted for the more comfortable camping near the homestead and station. The camping grounds here are grassy, and we were camped right next to the large kids playground. Yippie - this made for an easy set up and pack up the next morning, as the kiddies were occupied and not under our feet.
http://www.hvstation.com.au
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