A bit wet in The Kimberley.

G'day Steve

It's bitterly cold and windy here in the inland Pilbara, forecast is for rain over the next couple of days.

Safe travels : Joe Fury

Apparently 215mm at Cape Leveque in the past 24 hours.

My daughter just did the Gibb river on postie,s motor bike as part of a charity run for police blue for sick kids

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the girl in the image is not my daughter just a friend but this is the bikes they used and they had the same thing happen last year a few days after the ride the Gibb river road was closed , she has never ridden a bike before her partner bought her one for christmas and she got her license in March so she did well and stayed on all the way

That's fickle Mother Nature for you.

When planning our recent trip to the Kimberley, I originally marked the second week of May as an appropriate starting date, just after the (normal) end to the wet season.
I kept my eye on the Swek (Shire of Wyndhan/East Kimberley) Road conditions site. The Pentecost River height went from 1 metre to 700 metres then the Gibb River Road was declared open a week before we planned to start our trip.
We spent 7 days traveling from Adelaide to the Alice then up to Kununurra for 4 days and by the time we got to the Pentecost River some 10 days later, the level was about 300-400mm and we crossed without bother.
The weather was superb all the time we were in the Kimberley, traveling from Kununurra, down the GRR to Drysdale River Station, Derby, Broom, up to Middle Lagoon and Cape LeVeque, then back to Kununurra via Broome, Fitzroy Crossing and Halls Creek along the bitumen.

We could not have selected a better time to travel (except for the lack of Barramundi on our fishing expeditions) and had an absolute ball and a fulfilling holiday to the Kimberley region. Wandered around in shorts, tee shirt and donned thongs or sandals when we went out to the Pub or a restaurant.

We took a multitude of dips in the water holes, gorges and pools along the way and didn't detect any "inappropriate weather" at all, until our return through Alice Springs where we donned a jumper at night to feel more comfortable.
No rain at all in the 38 days we were away.

Just lucky I guess:-)

Hello

Rained a bit on the night of the 13th July at Bungles....mostly just short very light showers..with the odd heavy one thrown in. Not a major drama ..except I didn't bother to pack the fly for the tent (trying to save space). Currently still in trouble with the wife as we all got a little wet in our sleeping bags. I did have a small tarp so I was slightly prepared for the unexpected. May have to invest in a pearl in Broome :)



Good fun none the less



Bloody Cane Toads have arrrived however.

Cheers
Greg