Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Wyndham and Fires AGAIN

We had been told to go to Wyndham which is the oldest and northern most town in Western Australia and so after a bit of research we headed that way.
The town is very rundown, most things are closed and we didn't even take a photo.
We had intended to go up to a lookout where you can see 5 rivers merge into the ocean but the sign was NO CARAVANS so that ended that!
The only thing we did was fill up with diesel which did happen to be 25cents a litre cheaper than Kununurra and then leave as it didn't feel like the place you wanted to stay in.
We had read about a Nature Reserve called Parrys  so after 7 kms on a very corrugated road we arrived there. It had said animals and green grass, but neither were seen but we decided to stay away.
The positive things were, guess yes, the swimming pool and they were having a concert that night which we would get to listen to for free. They were actually very good and played a variety of music which we really enjoyed. Of course the pool was a great cool down place, it was about 37 deg and the next morning we headed for the famous El Questro station and Emma Gorge.
Band with Didgeridoo player

However as we drove along the Gibb River Road we could see many small fires and we pulled into where we intended to stay for the night. Within 5 minutes there was flames in the shrub about 20 metres away ,so obviously we drove out to meet the police who informed us the the area was being evacuated and we needed to leave the area. The sights in this area are supposed to be excellent and we are not able to do a loop and return. So we have decided to stay in overnight rest area about 30 kms away and see if all is clear for tomorrow.


This is the nearest we got to see this spectacular area!!

Fire near Gibb River Rd

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