12 August – Kununurra (El Questro day trip)

The 6 of us set off in one car for El Questro station to view the gorges and anything else on offer. Access to the station is via the infamous Gibb River road which now has some short sealed sections but the gravel sections for the most part are badly corrugated. On the way in we saw an example of what the corrugations can do with a broken camper trailer on the side of the road.

Our first mission was a 1 hour walk (scramble) over rocks and boulders up Emma Gorge to a waterfall and deep swimming hole. This proved a bit challenging for those with their bums close to the ground. The vista at the head of the gorge makes you say “wow” but unfortunately we didn’t take our togs so we had to be satisfied with watching the young backpackers have a great time.








Following the walk we had a picnic lunch, visited El Questro Station township and then decided to tackle El Questro Gorge; another 2 hour return walk. After driving through a couple of river crossings and sandy tracks we reached the start point and walked, scrambled and hopped up the gorge. This time we took our togs and were rewarded with a 10 minute swim for 2 hours of walking. The walk was spectacular as was the swimming hole.







During our return along the Gibb River Road we saw a Suzuki station wagon with a broken diff. The corrugations had ruined another holiday.