Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 11:14
We've done both areas on our last two trips and both were good - some points to help you decide:
* will you feel like coast areas by then or outback areas?
* how much time will you have left? savanah way will not require as much time. We tend to go slower in the second half of a trip for some reason! there is a lot of driving to do the wa coast and then back to
Sydney. you could end up with some long driving days to get home.
* we try to end a long trip with shorter drives and a bit more luxury so maybe coming across the savanah and down the east cost might be a good way of 'finishing' off ? you could always incorporate the bottom of the cape with a visit to
cooktown up the
bloomfield track if you have any extra time.
*the northern half of the west coast of WA and Karijini NP will still be relatively warm during the day - the southern half will be quite cold (we loved Esperence area but it was rainy and cold and not easy
camping)
* we took 2 and a half weeks
Broome to Melb via the WA Coast but really only saw the sights on the coast until as far down as Geralton - from then on it was a very brief overview. maybe consider only going half way down the coast then cutting across?
* the ocean was a nice change from the inland gorges of the
kimberley area
* the savanah way was good but its main sights are the gorges of
Lawn Hill so you might be 'gorged out' by then anyway?
* on longer trips we tend to pick the
places we can't get to as easily on shorter trips
not sure if that will help your decision making process much but just some thoughts.
Places we liked in both areas:
*
Cape Range NP - stunning ocean side
camping
* Kingfisher
camp - relaxing
camping area, nice river
* A small
camp ground called Leitchard Lagoons just out of
Normanton - stunning lagoons full of birdlife - we went driving out some nearby roads through stations and the strings of lagoons and the birds were incredible. Also got some great advice from regular campers re barra fishing spots.
* don't buy food of any kind in
normanton!
* caravan
park in
port douglas - glengarry ? i think its called. the big 4 outside of town is one of the most relaxing parks we have stayed at. very laid back.
Overall our favourite place to travel through is the
kimberley and
cape leveque so you have our favourite covered either way! Probably we enjoyed the WA coast more than the savanah way which found a little disappointing but it was still great to see and it all depends on what you are after and what works best at the time.
I hope you figure out which will suit you best - but either way have an incredible trip and enjoy the planning!
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