Monday 14th May 2018
Well we have had some very big days since we arrived in Karijini National Park. And today was no exception.

We headed to our first walk/swim of the day at Joffre Gorge. This was a relatively short walk but quite tricky on the way down. It was very steep with some tricky round the cliff face sections. It had a beautiful pool at the bottom and around the corner the dry waterfall was in a big natural amphitheatre. At the other end was an enormous cavern with a huge pool. I went for a swim and it was over 100m. It was also very cold. Once again DB chose the dry option.

After Joffre Gorge which we spent 1.5 hours and 3.2km of walking, climbing and swimming, we headed to Knox Gorge. This was about 4km and took us about 2 hours including our lunch break in the gorge. It is unusual of us to take time out for a long lunch and rest on a walk, usually we are rushing off to the next thing. It was a great walk through a very different gorge. At the end we came to another deadend which was roped off. The section past the rope is part of the canyoning tour and meets up with Kermits Pool from Hancock Gorge. Sounds like our sort of thing but not this time. Cost of full day Canyoning/Abseiling tour is $300 each.

We have really enjoyed our time in Karijini National Park, the different gorges definitely have had some WOW moments, a little bit of adventure, some cold swimming, wading and climbing. A few challenges along the way. A little bit of wildlife. A great few days.

Now back to Tom Price this afternoon for some housekeeping, washing, tidying up and a bit of cleaning. We are pretty shattered and may need a rest day tomorrow. We will see how we feel in the morning.