Last night we stayed at Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park in Derby.
It was good to be back in the tent. We had a good site and the amenities were clean and all in working order. It's amazing how many caravan parks we've been to that are poorly maintained. If something is out of order rarely do you get a discount because of it.
This morning we visited some historical sites in town. One was the Wharfinger Museum. It's a bit scary when you start finding useful things from your childhood in a museum!
The museums we have seen on this trip only highlight the hardships our pioneers would have endured. And to think that so many of them would have come to places like the Kimberelys or the Pilbara from such temperate climates and genteel societies.
What is even more shocking is to discover how the Indigenous Australians were treated and to see so many of them now looking so lost and soul-less. I can only observe and not comment on the situation because I believe I do not have enough knowledge in this area.
I only wonder if all the wrongs can ever be righted.
We visited the Old Derby Goal (Lockup) and I couldn't bear to be there...I could feel the injustices eeked out there as I walked up to the lockup. I left almost as soon as we arrived there, just stopping long enough to read the information boards on site.
Also visited the Bird Observatory but found it very poorly signposted and did not stay, even though there were lots of birds. (But we could not see them because they were in the fenced in bit).
We bought fuel in Derby, $1.62 a litre for unleaded and the LPG was $1.25. That is the dearest we've seen LPG. We haven't used LPG for some time now as we don't believe it's economical at these prices but keep the tank full for emergency only.
We had a short journey today. One hundred and sixty three kilometres to be exact and we rattled in to the Windjana National Park just after lunch.
The Napier Range is glorious, the boab trees are majestic and I just love them.
After choosing a camp spot, close to tap water and the amenities and in the shade of a couple of small trees we relaxed for a while and waited for the temperature to cool down a bit before traipsing down to the gorge.
Ahhh...crocodile country...we will be back tomorrow to do the walk when it's cooler.
Honey Pie thinks it's all a big joke until....
I said, "I think that's a crocodile there." And he said, "Nah, that's not crocodile. Do you think it's a crocodile? Nah, do you think it's a crocodile? Hey, it's really a crocodile!"
"Beauty"
Moonrise at sunset over Napier Ranger and Boab Tree.
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