El Questro Campground

Well that's it the Gibb River Road done and dusted.

No flat tyres - We did see a lot of shredded tyres on and beside the road though. Good luck or tough tyres?

One CB aerial broken.

Yep the last 100ks are rough and consistently rough. Large corrugations, rocks that have come up through the road base. There is just no let up.  Several times I couldn't find a speed to smooth them out, we sat at 15 to 20 km per hour for awhile.

ElQuestro is quite expensive. Similar to National Parks there is a $25 vehicle entry fee. $20 per person to camp. Then a $20 premium for power. So $85 first night and $60 subsequent nights for a powered site. We opted for an unpowered site - the air conditioner isn't working anyway.

Having complained about cost there are lots of really nice places to see, even if the walking and vehicle tracks are a bit tough. This is in ElQuestro Gorge. To get there you have to go through a crossing that is signed caution deep crossing. I watched someone else come through and thought that's not too bad. We did make it without a drama but if I had walked it first I wouldn't have driven it. The walking track is also not formed and involves some rock hopping. From this point you need to swim to the rock and then climb over it. I didn't go any further than this.

Zebedee Springs are only open to we peasants in the morning. After 12 noon the gates are locked presumably to allow for more exclusive use.

There are really a lot of small springs over a large area that pool and cascade down a slope to form a small creek. The water is about 30 degrees all year round.

This is another spot I wouldn't like to visit in the peak of the season. It was hard to find a pool that wasn't occupied. Ann did manage to soak her feet for awhile though.

Emma Gorge, another great spot and well worth the walk in. Again this gorge was only open until midday.

We didn't see half of what is on offer at ElQuestro.

So while it is expensive, and a bit snobby, the campers are second class to the guests staying in the resort accommodation, there is a lot to see and do.

On the Gibb River Rd. there really wasn't that much to see between Mt Barnett and ElQuestro. It would be possible to miss the bad section of the Gibb by visiting ElQuestro then taking the bitumen through Fitzroy  Crossing and heading back up the first bit of the Gibb to visit the National Parks.