15th September
Today we drove from Ellenbrae Station to Manning Gorge campsite, which is the longest leg we will do in one day on the Gibb. We travelled about 200km, which took us 5 or 6 hours – and we seemed to get a taste of everything the Gibb has to offer.
The road conditions varied considerably during the day. After the first 50km or so, we finally seemed to be past the sharp shale rock. We hit some really dusty red dirt. We got some of the best conditions we’ve had when we followed a newly graded section for about 30km, but it was followed by some of the worst corrugations of the trip so far.
But it was the change in colours I found so fascinating. With the change in the road from rock to sand, we watched the road change from blue to pink to orange and the most brilliant red.
The campsite is a few km off the road behind the Mount Barnett Roadhouse, which is pretty much the half way point along the Gibb. Saw this car being towed out. The Gibb is certainly not kind on cars!!
Click on the link for Gibb River Road – it’s a wrap!!
The Travelling Dixons 