Where ever I may roam

We ended up staying another 2 nights at the caravan park as staying at a house didn’t work out. The good news is that the troopy is fixed, it was only the shackle bolts that were bent and it was under $100 to get it sorted.

Yesterday, after waking up at 5:30 and being on the road by 6:00, we headed back to El Questro and checked out a few of the sights there. Good thing that pass was valid for a week after all… Amalia Gorge was a bit of a hike to get through and it was hot as there were minimal trees in the gorge. After Amalia we went to Zebedee Springs, which was stunning. A short walk brought us out to a collection of shaded geothermal pools which were perfect to lounge around in. Some of the more prepared visitors had brought books with them.

Next up was El Questro Gorge which was beautiful to walk though. We only hiked up to the second swimming pool but the crystal clear water was perfect to swim in. We ended up spending alot of time swimming and consequently missed going to Moonshine Gorge, Jackaroos Pool and Emma Gorge. I wasn’t too upset as I had heard that El Questro Gorge was the best and it certainly impressed me.

On the way to the camp site for the night we called into the Grotto, a ~100m deep permant pool. During the wet season there would be some magnificent waterfalls cascading into the pool.

Camping for the night was at a rest stop and it was HOT as there was no air movement. Eventually a breeze picked up as we were able to sleep. The car gets hot during the day and takes a long time to cool down. Today we are going to head to the Bungle Bungles[link to post] and spend a few nights there. I need to rethink how to carry water as the 15L bottles are getting too hot during the day.