Lost and Found

I now feel like I am officially Australian. It’s hard to believe, but in the more than 30 years I have been alive I had never really been ‘out bush’. That all changed over the long weekend. We flew from Darwin into Kununurra which is about 800kms, 40 minutes flight time. The Bungle Bungles are in Purnululu National Park, 180kms south of Kununurra. We took a 2 hour scenic flight (in a four seat Cessna plane!) to have a look from the air. It is difficult to describe just how beautiful the area is.

We stayed at Emma’s Gorge which is part of the El Questro resort, a working pastoral lease. The accommodation was in walled tents (see photo below) which were ludicrously expensive for what they are. Now I know why there are no photos on their website.

Driving to and from Emma’s Gorge was about 90kms, 50 of which were on unsealed, and very corrugated, roads. Luckily my Fiancée had booked a ‘real’ 4WD for us, none of this toy Rav4 crap. We saw countless Boab Trees, wild cows and horses, and even a water monitor. The icing on the cake was a place called Zebedee Springs. It is a series of natural thermal pools that really look like an Oasis. It was almost like a scene from a movie. A truly memorable experience. I am very glad we made the decision to go.