DAY 94 Pilbara – Kimberley Trip
GIBB RIVER ROAD
MILLIEWILLIE ROAD near LEONARD GORGE TO FITZROY CROSSING
It is the first official day of winter and here we are in shorts and t-shirt and still hitting 30 degrees during the day. Unbelievable!
We explored a little of Milliewillie Road, where we had camped, before returning to the Gibb for the last part of it. The Leonard River cuts across the road and we saw some locals drive across it. Their car bonnet was tied down with a rope – it was quite a sight.
The scenery again was dramatic. The Leonard Ranges and later the Napier Ranges are just spectacular.
There is a rock called Queen Victoria along the way – very aptly named.
Whilst travelling along the Gibb, just passed Leonard Bridge, we thought we hit something with the back of our vehicle but neither of us recalled seeing anything on the road. We pulled up. Hubby walked back along the track and couldn’t believe it. The weld on one of our 80 litre water tanks had gone and there was our water tank on the road. After it fell we had hit it with our diff and it was finished with. We took some photos of it. We still have one tank of water but it isn’t connected to the sink. It is all part of the journey.
Finally we turned back onto the road to Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek as we made our way to Fitzroy Crossing. We stopped for lunch at Tunnel Creek and noticed that a tyre was shred. It was one of original tyres that had done well over 60,000 km. So whilst the wheel was changed I made a damper for lunch.
Finally exhausted we got into Fitzroy Crossing and the Fitzroy River Lodge Caravan Park. We decided to have dinner out as they were having a Sunday Roast special.
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