After a quiet night and a great nights sleep , we were woken by a Butcher Bird singing away to anyone who wanted to listen . We took our time , no rush today , only about 3 hours on the road up to another free camp at Robe River .
The countryside is drier than we’ve had for the last few days , but there’s still water around and everything is a lot greener .
Entering the Pilbara Region is a great experience , rugged mountain ranges start to appear and the views are awe inspiring , but hard to capture in photo’s , the scene is too large for a single photo . Here’s a couple from higher up , past the Onslow turnoff .
We walked down to the river for a look , water crystal clear again , fish swimming around , birds & some cattle wandering along . Near the bridge there’s an a large piece of rock , multicoloured and about the size of 2 wheel barrows .
Under the bridge we found some recent rock art , even had the artist sign it .
Wandering along the banks , we made our way across to the other side , views were good .
One of our favourite birds were flying around doing acrobatics whilst catching a meal , Rainbow Bee Eaters are an amazing coloured bird , these ones didn’t disappoint , they were brilliantly coloured , but wouldn’t cooperate with the camera to get the full colour range on their backs - but here’s some of my attempts .
Wattle trees are in blossom at the moment as well , and look great against a backdrop of brilliant blue sky .
On our way back around to the van we saw a couple of small birds running along the bank , not sure what they are , but here’s a picture .
We chatted to a couple from Gosford for a while , they used to be from Goulburn , so they knew exactly where we used to live .
A cold beer & salsa was called for and we sat at a table outside enjoying the warmer weather .
That’s it for today , here’s a map link :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=15qa6SL2gUl_g1dr-dqHTaQP_W0I2uZXf&usp=sharing
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