Ep 320 | In the Middle of Nowhere and Everything is CLOSED! Outback Road Trip, Western Australia
May 26, 2023 by Life in a Nutshell | Language: EN Play Time: 00:18:11 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
We leave El Questro after a wonderful stay and make our way along outback roads with many water crossings. We pass the Pentecost River and check out the spectacular Pentecost Valley.
Next, we head to the Durack River and stop for the famous tea and scones at Ellenbrae Station, but unfortunately, it is closed too! We find a hidden oasis in the bush, and Mavi gets to have a little fly.
We find Aboriginal rock art, crocodiles and Wandjina. We pass by the Mount Barnett Roadhouse, but the campground is closed.
We attempt to pull into the Birdwood Downs Station but that is closed too.
We are traveling at an unusual time of year, near the end of the season, and it’s difficult to find anything open!
We cross the Barnett River and eventually find an amazing camp spot by the banks of the De Grey River. It’s stunning and we have it all to ourselves.
We continue on our road trip and pass through Marble Bar, Nullagine and the mining town of Tom Price.
We make a turn to head south and are confronted with a road-closed sign. It’s a 300+ kilometre detour to go around!
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Wendy and Magnus
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00:00 Leaving El Questro
00:11 Pentecost River, The Kimberley
Preparing to leave Darwin for the cyclone season
00:33 Pentecost Valley, The Kimberley
00:45 Durack River, The Kimberley
00:52 Cream and Scones in the desert!
01:47 A hidden oasis
04:46 Old restorable car in the bush
07:55 Aboriginal rock art crocodiles and Wandjina
08:52 Barnett River, The Kimberley
09:21 Mount Barnett Roadhouse, The Kimberley
10:08 Birdwood Downs Station closed
11:35 De Grey River camp spot
13:09 Back on the road with a flat tyre
13:29 Marble Bar
14:24 Nullagine, The Pilbara
15:39 Finally, our tyre gets fixed!
16:06 Tom Price
16:26 Road closed and a 300km detour
17:01 Stopping for a cuppa in a beautiful hidden away cafe
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