Dales Gorge
We got away just before 10. Our next destination was Karijini NP - 343km along the Great Northern Hwy. The temperature was back up into the high 30s. The trip was quite scenic and reminded us of Gibb River Road. We fueled up at Auski Roadhouse and continued on to the Karijini Visitors Centre. We decided to stay at Dales Gorge camping ground which was pretty basic - no power or water and a 'don't look down' toilet. We found a nice shady site and it wasn't till we had set up that we realised we were a little close to the toilet which seemed to be wafting our way - hopefully the wind will change direction! We changed into our bathers and did the walk down the gorge to the picturesque Fortesecue Falls where you can go for a swim. We were mindful of the fact a father had died here earlier this month when he fell down the edge of the gorge after trying to rescue his 7 year old son who had slipped down an embankment - very sad. Needless to say we warned the kids to stay close to us and walk carefully. After a refreshing dip we walked back out of the gorge and along the rim for a view over Circular Pool and Three Way Lookout. We cooked some snags for dinner and once the flies dissipated we enjoyed some amazing star gazing.
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