Wstn Gibb R. & Windjana Gorge/Tunnel Crk current road conditions

Thanks Barry,

Yes we have had some unseasonally hot weather according to the locals, further south it was wet or windy or both!
Today has seen an improvement and was much more pleasant.

Thanks for your information.
I also spoke at some length to a traveller in the van park here who has just come off the GGR towing an off road van and he said it's in pretty good shape to the turn, which is what we thought would be the case. He said he saw lots of Outback Jaycos on the GGR in all places but we were never intending doing the whole length of it.

We should be ok on the road to Windjana (and beyond) so long as we do our normal thing, drive to the conditions (basically slow down) and reduce tyre pressure which seems to work best for us. And if we get that far and get some advice which makes us wary of going further, we can always turn around and go via Derby back to the Gr8 Northern Highway.

We have done quite a lot of dirt road on this trip and so far it's been without incident. Also the most memorable and wonderful places of the trip for us both have been along these roads, so we do want to this bit if possible.

Have a day flight/ boat trip to the Horizontal falls coming up on Sunday, and on the 31st July, a 4WD bus and scenic flight day tour of the Bungle Bungles leaving from the Bungle Bungle caravan Park so looking forward to both of those little indulgences very much.
Sometimes there's no other way to see and do what we want!

regards,
Heather

Hi Heather, you will love the Bungles...If I may suggest another must do, & assuming you are going to Kununnurra. Take the boat trip from K to the Argyle Dam. We went by boat both ways but there is the option of bus to the dam & boat return. IMHO boat both
ways is the go. You could drive out to the dam sans van if you wish, not far. Another indulgence ?. Sure, but you wont regret it..fast flowing water through a tropical paradise..great for pics.
We envy your Horizontal Falls gig, we never got to do that.
cheers......Oldbaz.

Oldbaz,
We did what you proposed not to do. We went with Triple J tours and travelled in a bus to Lake Argyle, had a look around the village there including the Durack homestead thats been rebuilt there, then did a loop on the lake (Northern part only) for a couple of hours, then headed down river back to Kununurra. A great trip especially going down the Ord River and travelling up some of the creeks coming into it. Its a full day. Just another way to see that same things.

Heather,
We did the Horizontal Waterfalls from Broome. A bone jarring bus drive from Broome to Cape Leveque via Beagle Bay, take a back brace if you have a crook back and a mouth guard. That was the most bone jarring bus ride I've ever been on. We took off from Lombadina for the Horizontal Waterfall on Talbot Bay due to strong prevailing winds making a take off from Cape Leveque too risky.

Its a wonderful flight and the Falls are really something you'll remember. The highlight of our trip.
WBS

I forgot to mention that in places, the Leopold Downs road from Gibb River Road (From Derby end) to Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek has plenty of cricket ball sized stones that can be quite jagged . I strongly recommend you deflate all your tyres before attempting that part of the road and take it easy. I've not travelled on from Tunnel Creek to Fitzroy Crossing.

I can't comment on road conditions because they change so much from week to week. Take care and you should be ok.
Safe travels
WBS

WBS thanks for that, yes we will be deflating the tyres and take it slowly. If the road is too bad south of Tunnel Creek, then I guess we can always re trace our steps. There's no need to hurry anywhere.

As we are departing from Derby, I'm glad we won't be taking the bus part of the Horizontal Falls trip, that rough ride does not sound too pleasant!

And Baz,
thanks for your information about the Lake Argyle boat trip..sounds like we will be spending more of the Kids inheritance there!

regards,
Heather

Love your screen name!

Thanks for your information. Sounds 'do-able' then for us we think.

cheers
Heather

Hi Andrew and Jen,

Thanks so much for the road info.
I will have a look at Charnley River stn.

Hope you enjoy Mt Augustus and the Kennedy Range as much as we did.

regards,
Heather