Started off the morning by going shopping and having a coffee/cake at the Wicked bakery. The weather was a sunny 19C- 20C and without the cool wind was very pleasant.Back to the motel and prepared a salad lunch before heading off to Standley Chasm. Scenic drive to the Chasm with stops for photo opportunities.
The walk up into the Chasm is a mixture of large quartz rocks, plants plus a little stream cascading into a
range of pools. We arrived just after the sun was directly overhead, and Dot got some great photo shots with the sun shining brightly on one of the walls.
The return loop walk was just over an hour. On return to the carpark we had our salad lunch.
We then took off to Simpsons Gap and on the way we received an SMS to advise that Tony & Jennifer had arrived at the Motel. They were attending to domestic duties and after Tony was to have a kip.
Arrived at Simpsons Gap and walked into the Gap which has a wide dry sandy river bed leading out from the Gap. There was a waterpool in the Gap itself. The cliff rocks were massive and there was possible signs of a large rockfall having occurred sometime ago [??? howlong ago]. The rock fall areas and surrounding grassy areas are the home of the rare black footted wallabies.......unfortunately we didn't see any. This is a another area providing plenty photo opportunities.
Back to the Motel and we caught up with Tony & Jennifer. Both looked very fit and refreshed by their time up north. It was interesting to hear of their travels and challenges encountered on the Canning Stock Route and up in the Kimberleys. Evening meal was off to a Chinese restaurant for the four of us.
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