It’s not all bad! I may have painted the wrong picture – we’ve seen some great stuff on this huge property, just a drop in the ocean of the Kimberley.
First, we went to El Questro Gorge – about 15min drive, a couple of creek crossings and then about 30min walk. You go from hot pounding sun, surrounded by long dry grass and sparse shade from scattered trees, to a palm filled gorge, walking along a dry river bed, that soon has pools that get bigger and bigger till you reach an oasis of crystal clear water and the temperature has gradually dropped to about 25 degrees. You would never think such a place could be hidden here.

There’s some rough tracks to explore by 4WD. We went past this great Boab (below), inscribed by the Duracks. It’s just at the entry to the Posh House.


We drove up to Explosion Gorge, which is on the Chamberlain River, above the Chamberlain Gorge that the boat cruises go to. There are crocs here, so no swimming. The water was still as a mirror.

The view from Branco’s Lookout was huge. It towers right over the Pentecost River. You can see the river winding its way north to enter the Cambridge Gulf at Wyndham. In the photo below you can also see one of the many fires burning in the distance. The smoke haze goes for miles.

And looking the other way, you can see where the Chamberlain River joins the Pentecost, and the green oasis is where the Posh House sits on the cliff top.

Once the heat of the day was dropping away, we went for a 5km loop walk to Moonshine Gorge. It ends with a swim in a great spot.
On the way back to camp, we found this beauty of a Boab. One of the former owners of El Questro is buried here – Morris Marshall. What a perfect resting place.

After some trailer maintenance, we relaxed over dinner listening to the live singer playing at the bar. The sunset was blood red, enhanced by the smoke from the fires.