Day 72-74
Purnululu National Park (The Bungle Bungles)
We had pre-booked
our stay here, and the info on the website was brilliant, including driving
times between different areas in the park, e.g. it’s only 53km from the highway
to the visitors centre, but it takes 2-3 hours due to the road being windy and
hard yakka, and suitable for high clearance 4WD only, and only single axle off-road trailers or vans. There is a
caravan park right by the highway where folks with larger vans can base themselves,
and do day trips into the park. The
staff at the visitors centre were very friendly, and explained to us in detail
what times of day are best to do the various walks within the park, to see the
features of the landscape bathed in the best light.
The park is
basically divided into a north and south half.
We stayed at the north camp ground, called Kurrajong. There were 120 sites, and we could choose our
own. There was plenty of space, and
multiple long-drops, most with toilet paper.
There were also bore water taps, which we used for washing dishes and
makeshift showers.
Echinda Chasm – 1.2
km return – allow 1 hours. 11:15am is
the magical time to be in the chasm, when the sun passes overhead and
illuminates it. There were about 30 of
us all gathered at the end of the chasm waiting for the spectacle. It was as if we were all waiting to worship
the sun god or something. It was rather
specky when it finally happened.
Cathedral
Gorge.- 2km return – about an hour’s walk into a large amphitheatre, which was
impressive to hang out in and marvel at.
Piccaninny Creek
Lookout – 2.8km return - about an hour.
A nice walk along a wide creek bed, to a lookout of the Domes. It sure must be a sight to see when the water
is moving through here.
The Domes – 700m
loop – about half an hour. To see these
rocks up close is quite amazing.
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| Keith showing the good gripping power of his all-purpose Australian footwear. |
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