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Zebedee Springs

750m one way, 15 minutes

Zebedee Springs is a short walk along a trail that leads you through dense Livistonia Palms to a series of rocky thermal pools. A natural oasis and set at the base of sheer cliffs, Zebedee is a must see destination and a fabulous place to soak and relax. Open to general public from 7.00am – 12 noon daily. Please respect that it is closed in the afternoon to allow private tour groups access to this area, thus easing the pressure on this delicate ecosystem.

After driving our way to El Questro via the eastern Gibb River road entrance, we needed to relax our nerves as we were corrugated in a massive way for the 55 kilometre trip. The caravan probably wants to hop in the warm thermal springs as well.

The waters at the Zebedee springs were a nice 28 degrees.

Crossing the Pentecost River.

  Jules takes all of the bumps, in his cool stride.

 The photograph doesn't show how rough the road actually is.

Emma Gorge Trail

1.6 km one way, 1 hour

Emma Gorge is one of the best known and spectacular gorges of the Kimberley. Enjoy an invigorating but shaded, one hour walk and be rewarded by reaching a large cool waterhole, perfect for a well deserved swim. Set at the base of towering 65m cliffs, the waterhole is graced by a droplet waterfall and a small thermal water outlet that trickles from the rocks on the right hand side.

 The water was icy cold, we braved it after our long walk.

"The velocity of the water travelling over that distance ......"

Turquoise Pool.What other name could it have been called????

Champagne Springs

4.8 km, 2.25 hours one way

Commencing as a shaded riverside walk, this trail is quite different to other El Questro walks. It is longer and the broken terrain makes it more difficult, especially in the second half. The top rewards you with pools, beautiful scenery and small thermal springs.

What goes up , must come down.

Kunnunurra

The Prd River Crossing, closed off to all traffic due to water released from the Diversion Dam.

The Diversion Dam., part of the Kununurra Irrigation Scheme.

We attempted to have a lovely picnic, the table was not available though!!!

Catfish frenzy!!!!

The BBQ boat on the Ord River with our buddies, The Granshaws, friends we made in Tasmania.

Charlie takes the wheel.

Freshies were everywhere.

Catch of the day, Catfish galore, they don't look too tasty.

A day on the Ord River.

Harry catches a brand new rod. Whilst fishing for barra, in a massive river, Harry happens to land this!!!! We were wondering what happened to the person on the end of the rod??????

We had a great day catching up with our buddies from Tasmania ( the Lloyds and the Granshaws are travelling in the opposite direction)
Deb, McKenzie and Noel. Charlie on Deb's lap.

Gilligan's Island?????

Some questions have been fired our way from a number friends.


Dear Josh P. Thanks for your post, I am still having a great trip, can't wait to catch up with my buddies again.

Happy Birthday to Stephen Varga. From the Lloyds.

Nan Tractor, we are still enjoying all the wonderful scenery and dad's jokes are getting a little better.

We saw the rare West Australian OOOH-me- doodle bird the other day. It is a medium sized bird, that has a unique feature, it has no legs and when it comes into land, you can hear it scream,
" OOOH-MEEE-DOODLE".

Aunty Jo, Great to hear that you and uncle Lindsay have purchased the Camps 5 Australia book.
We have bumped into many travellers who all have very different set ups. ie. Camper trailer and car, motor home with and without car in tow, touring bus with car and boat and motor bikes in tow, this is a sight.
A majority of motor home travellers have commented that they hate the fact that they need to pack up their little site each time they go shopping etc. Many parks can't fit the big trailers in.

The Lloyds have come to the conclusion that each traveller has a very unique experience based on their accomodation and mode of transport. We believe that the van and 4WD gives scope to take on many more options for camping and 4WD trips. Tag along 4WD tours are great and are a third the price of a 4WD pick up tour.


Rebecca from FPS asked, What the best view from the helicopter was? I had the front seat, it was magic, but my door was closed. Karen and Jackson had side seats with the doors off.They said this was terrific. Harry had the side seat facing backwards, he enjoyed this view as well.

Khaled from FPS asked, how is the car handling the corrugations? Well, Khaled, we have had the CB aerial fall off and the bullbar come half off. The Cooper tyres have proved very worthwhile, the car is full of dust and is back in working order. Overall, the car has done a great job.