Our last day hiking and swimming at Karijini NP. Today we walked down the Knox Gorge where Josh had a swim. Josh is keen to swim wherever there is water! We met a tour group about to raft down the gorge and abseil. The boys were really keen to do such a trip but the minimum age is 12. After lunch we walked down to the bottom of the Joffre falls, a very steep level 5 rock climb. We all swam at the bottom in the 'pool' -the water is clear but there is a lot of a...

This morning we went for a tour around Tom Price open cut Iron ore mine. The boys found it really interesting and the Tonka toys were enormous! This afternoon we drove out to Hammersley Gorge and swam for a couple of hours. The grotto is an amazing cave in the rocks with a waterfall into it. Both boys have been amazing little hikers, no wingeing. Kaidan keeps asking to carry Dad's big pack - we can't wear him out. In the evenings they are still hyped up and w...

Another fabulous day hiking at Karijini NP. Today we went to the Fortescue falls, Fern pool and walked through the gorge to the circular pool. We swam at the falls and the fern pool but there were leaches in the circular pool so we gave it a miss. Kaidan was keen to do more so he and Jeff went for a walk around Kalamina falls while Josh I rested. I started sorting the 1000 photos I've taken already! On the way back to camp we accidentally left the tail gate op...

Had a fantastic day hiking and swimming through gorges! We went to the Oxer lookout, then around and down the Weano Gorge to handrail pool. We then qent down the Hancock Gorge to Kermits pool, a gorgeous deep green pool. Everything is covered in red dust! This evening we just drove for 1/2 hour to get reception to speak to Mielikki who is in hospital recovering from viral encephalitis. Well worth it, reassuring to know she is doing well!

We woke up early this morning and enjoyed the view from our camper over the billabong. The cattle soon joined us to drink. We were on the road by 9am and had a long day driving to Karijini NP, stopping for fuel and supplies at Tom Price. The rocky hills through the Pilbara are beautiful and interesting. I was surprised at the amount of grass around the foothills. The dirt is a gorgeous rich red color. We are staying at the Savannah camp ground and are looking f...