Kimberley Tour: 5th May - 17th May 2021

It was quite strange being able to greet the day peacefully - though some of the group were off on other adventures - and to enjoy a leisurely breakfast! However, it wasn't long before we had packed the luggage, and arranged our afternoon transfer to the airport. Then we wandered several kilometres northwards along Cable Beach, turned, and meandered back, allowing ourselves to be distracted by whatever caught our attention. View to the south on Cable Beach A Hibiscus (I think) View to the north on Cable Beach Rocks sanded down over time! Art in the rocks! And, a trail on a rock! Nature's patterns! Crab Art?? What do you discern? More Crab (??) Art! Next stop Madagascar!! Tide Art! Penultimate photo And, the last photo had to be a flower! Back to Tour Eve

Our last day on tour. We had received good news that Tunnell Creek was accessible, and so made an early start, hitting the road at 7:10 am, heading west, then southwest, on the Gibb River Road. Bell Creek Napier Range Pair of Brolgas ( Antigone rubicunda ) The brolga, formerly known as the native companion, is a bird in the crane family that has also been given the name, Australian crane. The brolga is a common, gregarious wetland bird species of tropical and south-eastern Australia and New Guinea. The nest is built of wetland vegetation, either on an elevated piece of land, or floating on shallow water in marshland, and usually two eggs are laid, which take 32 days to incubate. The adult diet is omnivorous, and includes plant matter, invertebrates, and small vertebrates Brolgas in flight Queen Victoria's head As we approached Carpenters Gap in the Napier Ranges, we sighted a rock formation that looks, from some angles, like a sculpture of Queen Victoria's head. Shortly after, ...