This morning we wake up at 6 am which seems to be the norm at present. Pack lunches, fill water bottles and organise back packs for a big day. We are a bit nervous about leaving the van at the rest area for the day and make a note to buy a tow hitch lock a the next opportunity. The place is full of vans so surely it will be safe!!!!
The road to the Bungle Bungles is pretty rough. We had heard that the 77km will take us 2 hours and we didn't really believe it, however, if you can imagine a gravel rally track full of holes, steep, unpredictable hills, random rocks, corrugations, water crossings and Brahmans regularly popping up on the road, then that about covers it. Glen just loves it!!! But it is worth the drive, the Bungles are just awesome. It is easy to get a bit nonchalant about the display nature puts on , so we make sure we appreciate it. We take the 3 km round trip hike to Cathedral gorge, something I've always had on my bucket list!! What can I say, it was absolutely beautiful so we sat for ages and soaked up the scenery. We wonder how long it has been this way and how long ago the massive rocks fell from the overhanging roof top. We often find ourselves wondering what it would be like in the wet season. I've attached photos but you just can't capture the whole thing in one photo, hopefully you will get the idea anyway.
We would love to do another gorge, but it is really hot, so we decide against it. There is so much more to see here, we never realized, until we went to the visitors centre. We get back to the rest area by 3 pm, relieved to see the van still there, even though it is the only one, as everyone else has long gone. We decide we might as well keep moving as there is nothing at the rest site in the heat for the kids, they are better off in the air con, so tonight we make it to Doon Doon Roadhouse.
The road to the Bungle Bungles is pretty rough. We had heard that the 77km will take us 2 hours and we didn't really believe it, however, if you can imagine a gravel rally track full of holes, steep, unpredictable hills, random rocks, corrugations, water crossings and Brahmans regularly popping up on the road, then that about covers it. Glen just loves it!!! But it is worth the drive, the Bungles are just awesome. It is easy to get a bit nonchalant about the display nature puts on , so we make sure we appreciate it. We take the 3 km round trip hike to Cathedral gorge, something I've always had on my bucket list!! What can I say, it was absolutely beautiful so we sat for ages and soaked up the scenery. We wonder how long it has been this way and how long ago the massive rocks fell from the overhanging roof top. We often find ourselves wondering what it would be like in the wet season. I've attached photos but you just can't capture the whole thing in one photo, hopefully you will get the idea anyway.
We would love to do another gorge, but it is really hot, so we decide against it. There is so much more to see here, we never realized, until we went to the visitors centre. We get back to the rest area by 3 pm, relieved to see the van still there, even though it is the only one, as everyone else has long gone. We decide we might as well keep moving as there is nothing at the rest site in the heat for the kids, they are better off in the air con, so tonight we make it to Doon Doon Roadhouse.
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