THE  KIMBERLEY

EL  QUESTRO

Driving along the Gibb River Road to access El Questro, we met up with lots of bike riders.  Turns out they were on the last leg of the Gibb River Road Bash.  Teams & individuals had ridden about 600 kms. from Derby - a pretty good effort.  But it meant that we shared the Station campgrounds with between 300 - 400 riders & support staff for the first couple of nights we were there.  Not exactly peaceful, particularly when the entertainment started up.  But we enjoyed the atmosphere - Geoff said it reminded him of something out of M.A.S.H.  Helicopters taking off every few minutes, tents, dust, noise, people - but fortunately no gunfire.
The scenery in the wilderness areas surrounding the station is stunning.  Huge, red rugged cliff faces; river crossings; gorges with beautiful trees & palms; waterfalls; hot springs; ghost gums; magnificent views down to wide rivers. 

We hiked into Emma Gorge over uneven river rocks - with a couple of little wobbly water crossings along the way.  We were glad to have a swim in the pool below the waterfall, despite it being very cool.






Emma Gorge



We did a bit of 4W driving, including some river crossings, and steep tracks to wonderful views.



Putting the tent up was a piece of cake!  Sleeping on the lilo turned out to be more comfy than we'd anticipated, but we were happy to get back to the van after 3 nights.