Day 51 08/08/2013 Karijini NP to Tom Price The mining town of Tom Price was named after an American man called Thomas Moore Price who was instrumental in convincing mining companies and the government that it was worth mining here. In recognition of his efforts in establishing a thriving mining industry here, the town was named after him. The Tom Price mine is one of the biggest in the world. Mt Nameless is 3km out of town.....in fact very close to the caravan p...

Day 50 07/08/2013 Karijini NP.It was a cold night.....although we were snug in our bed. However getting up this morning was another story! We couldn't face cereal with cold milk and yoghurt, so decided to make toast instead! Once the sun had really come up, the temperature rapidly rose, although having a campsite with morning shade is not ideal when the mornings are very cold! After making our lunch and packing the backpack with 'stuff' for every possible scenari...

Day 49 06/08/2013 Karijini NP.It was the coldest night we have had for a while.....we were awake early but then snuggled under the doona and went back to sleep. It was after 7am when we woke again! We had a cooked breakfast and didn't leave camp until 9.45am....aren't we the lazy ones???? We, or should I say I, drove 45 minutes to the Weano Recreation Area where there are several gorge walks and a couple of swimming holes. Nowhere in the literature we have does i...

Day 48 05/08/2013 Mt Robinson to Karijini NP, and also to Tom Price.It was very quiet in the night, (I know because I was awake a lot!), but around 5 am, the road trains were on the move again. We were up by 6am and enjoyed the sunrise and also some butcher birds, both adult and juveniles, who came to beg some breakfast!!! I took some photos of the sun as it lit up the surrounding cliffs and then we packed up and were on our way by 7.30am. We only had an hour's d...

Day 46 03/08/2013 (Harriet's1st Birthday) Carawine Gorge.It became very windy again in the early hours of the morning. We were awake pre-dawn, and it was a lovely sunrise. We watched the birds over our morning cuppa and then after breakfast we went for a walk along the gorge as far as we could. This land is part of a cattle station and the owners make it available for camping because, so far, all those who camp here do so responsibly and take care of the area.At ...