The Gibb River Road is about 750 kilometers of a natural rocky dirt...some bitumen along the way...but otherwise a long, dirt road. It was originally built for large road trains transporting cattle to the ports of Derby in the west and Wyndham toward the east. It's still used for that but now there are adventurous tourists traveling this remote region. You see beautiful escarpments, thousands of termite mounds, hundreds of gorges, dry river beds, waterfalls, road houses, lots of cattle and plenty of scrub bushes. There are several river crossing but no bridges. Our crossings took us right into the shallow river across rocks rounded by the earlier rushing waters which flood this area each wet season. Markers along the way show waters which rise up to 4 meters but it is hard to imagine as we see little water but lots of dry land. The video...if it uploads properly...shows our crossing of the Pentecost River, the same river shown in the movie Australia. I felt a bit like Nicole Kidman and I am sure I bounced around as much as Nicole as she drove her wagon through this river! I can't wait to watch Australia again and relive this trip.
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