Day 6 - Kalimina Gorge and Circular Pool

We have the best day today in the gorges.  Firstly, we head for Kalumina Gorge.  A grade 3 climb, but not as treacherous as Fortescue, and a wide gorge at the bottom which is great for walking through.  We spend a fantastic morning walking to the end and stop at a beautiful pool on the way back for a swim and lunch.  It is impossible to describe the beauty of the colours, we could just sit all day and admire the surroundings.  Very hard to put it into words.  Something everyone should add to their "bucket list"!!!!

After this, we head to the Visitors Centre for showers and to get some more water.  Karijini is very isolated, not only is there no access to technology, there is no power, no fuel and the nearest bore water supply is from a tank about 10km away.  The camp has long drop toilets and there are two showers at the Visitors centre which is only open from 9:30 - 3:30, so you have to plan your showers.

Anyway, after this, we decide to tackle Circular Pool which we know is going to be awesome.  It is a grade 4 climb and we look over the railing at the the edge of the lookout and the sheer drop down to the bottom is enough to make a Mother sick!!!  But we see people swimming in the pool and decide we have to go down. The kids were awesome, "Mum, don't hold my hand so tight!!"  " Mum I can actually climb a lot easier without you holding onto me", so I was a little nervous!!!!  Shannae, Tori and Glen go in for an obligatory dip in the pool, the coldest one ever apparently!!!!!  And Cody does his rock skimming!!!!   Shannon, we met a couple down there "Barry and Donna" who said they knew you.

So, the trip up was set at a cracking pace with Cody in the lead.  He was up and out of the gorge before I had time to panic, we are all puffing and panting trying to keep up.  He is so energetic and has the agility of a leopard, needless to say he was asleep as soon as he hit the pillow that night!!!