Drysdale River Station

 25 – 26 August 2022

After leaving Munurru we continued along the Kalumburu Road back to Drysdale River Station. It was good to be able to have a hot shower and do the washing, then settle down for a few drinks. We made contact with a birder friend who was heading up to Mitchell Falls in the following days. We enjoyed a relaxing evening swapping notes.

As a special treat and to celebrate our successful journey to Mitchell Falls we had dinner at the restaurant. This consisted of a roast buffet – pork with all the trimmings and lots of fresh vegetables. We hadn’t eaten fresh veggies for quite a few days so we enjoyed our meal very much, although we both probably ate a little too much.

In the morning Mick had to do some repairs on the trailer – the fridge slide and gear slide had both suffered some minor damage on the rough road. With that done we packed up and drove back down to the river to have a look for some birds. It’s a lovely spot to spend some time.

From Drysdale we set off back towards the Gibb River Road and stopped for lunch at the rest area at the junction of Gibb River and Kalumburu Roads. From there it was on to Mount Barnett Station and Manning Gorge.