Days 49 – 57

Kununurra, WA

We went to the Zebra Rock Gallery. The zebra rock was really cool – it is really stripy. There was a jetty and we fed bread to lots of fish.

This is Dad feeding the fish. They took the bread from his fingers.

We could see Budha rock from the caravan park. Can you him lying down?

Matt got a new torch for his birthday. We went out croc spotting and saw about 10 crocs. Some were only about 40 cm long, others up to 2 m.

Keep River NP, Northern Territory

While we waited for some car parts, we visited Keep River National Park across the border in Northern Territory. We saw some brolgas at Cockatoo Lagoon.

These are some Red-tailed black cockatoos and a kite. The kite is carrying something – food? or something for a nest?

When Mum went to the toilet, she found this frog going for a swim! (after Che had already flushed)

The aborigines used this hide to attract kites. They would light a smokey fire and twirl a stick with feathers to attract the birds. When the kites came down to investigate, they would pull them through the roof.

The rocks had caves and tunnels in them.

This tunnel made a nice picture frame.

The scenery was really specy.

Matt and Dad’s hats were blown off. Matt is making sure his stays put.

Bungle Bungles (Purnululu NP), Western Australia

We got up really early (about 5.30 am) and drove over a really bumpy (corrugated) road into the Purnululu National Park (the Bungle Bungles).

The bungles look a bit like bee hives. It was really hot (35 degrees C) but not as hot as it has been.

This is mum’s birthday photo.

We walked into Cathedral Gorge. It was nice and shaded walking in. There was only a bit of water left (it is late in the dry season).

There would be a water fall here in the wet season.

Matt is making a sand angel.

Matt took this photo.

Dad took this one (as usual).

We are standing in a hole made by rocks getting swirled around in the river. The rocks spin and dig round holes.

Here is a very pointy “bungle”

This is at the start of Echidna Gorge.

The gorge got really thin – about a metre in places.

Mum took this photo.

We stopped by a lookout as we were leaving and found another Matt.

There also seemed to be another Dad.

Fitzroy Crossing 

We went out to dinner to celebrate Mum’s birthday. This gecko was also celebrating by eating a red dragonfly.

Walking back to the campsite we saw a Tawny Frogmouth.

Tunnel Creek

We went in a tunnel. It was 750 metres long. We had to go in shallow water to get to the end . There are lots of crocs there. Don’t worry, they did not come up to us .

This is us walking in water. We are wearing Mum’s shoes so we don’t get ours wet.

This is a bat that took off.

Che is pointing to more bats.

This is the other end of the tunnel.

We’re by the creek outside the tunnel.

We’re going back through again. There are some cool stalactites above us.

Daddy is carrying Matt across the deep bit.

We are crossing another bit of water.

This is another opening.

We are standing in the water.

We found a little cave with glittery rock formations.

Dad crawled through a small opening.

It was really dark in the tunnel.

We are nearly back to the start of the tunnel.

Windjana Gorge

Dad found a grasshopper in the caravan. Matt liked it.

This a termite mound that looks like a massive pile of poo.

Some black kites are on top of a big boab.

When Matt gets hungry he eats this. (cornflakes)

This is our campsite. We found a big green tree frog in the toilet nearby.

A bower bird is tidying its bower.

When we walked into Windjana Gorge we saw a kookaburra.

We also found a fossil in the cliff.

Four freshwater crocodiles were near the bank.

How many crocs can you see in this picture?

The next morning Matt and Dad went for a walk in the gorge. Mum and Che couldn’t go because they were not well.

These are two cute double-barred finches.

We saw about 50 crocs. This is one of them.

This is a croc’s slither mark.

Here is another croc.

Matt is standing not too close to the croc.

Here is the croc’s sharp teeth

and its sharp claws.

These two crocs had a fight.

The kapok is opening to let out its seeds. That means the crocodile and the fresh water turtle eggs are hatching.