AnswerID: 256168 Submitted: Monday, Aug 06, 2007 at 22:44
Troopy22
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Well fellow travellers
Got back this afternoon from a very relaxing long weekend.
We went straight to Running Waters from Hedland on Friday but found it unsuitable for
camping. While the creek was running and accessible there were numerous small pools with lots of mozzie larvae. Suitable spots to set up our tent were limited even though no-one else was there. Rather than spend our time fending off swarms of mozzies we made our way back to the
Oakover River and camped there.
Found a great spot near a large pool where the river was gurgling along nicely and set up camp there. There are quite a few
camping spots which are easily accessible from the crossing - a bit rocky in
places. The
weather was just right with a big High in South Oz making for some strong easterlies which kept the flies and few mozzies at bay.
If you have the time and inclination to find them, there are some magnificent secluded
camping spots among the paperbarks just a few hundred metres west of the crossing and with a sensible guide to make your own track, you would have a magic spot for a few days.
We didn't get down to
Eel Pool. Spent the days talking, reading, bushwalking and giving my daughter driving lessons in a manual - she has an auto licence. We'll check out
Eel Pool next time and see if Running Waters is any better then.
Til the next long weekend
Troopy
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