Fri, 2nd Sept, 2016 Carawine Gorge on Oakover River, WA

7.30am 21 degrees, clear and sunny with gusty winds from the NE now. Beautiful morning listening to all the birds. I caught up on my blog.

Bob and Margaret (the van we helped out) came by for a chat. The cattle meandered around us nibbling on the grass. I moved my parsley closer to the van in case they decide they want a different taste.

Went for a drive back to the sign pointing to Glacier Polished Rock Outcrop. Followed the track up to the outcrop. We wandered around but couldn’t find any bit shiny polished rock area. There were small areas that looked polished.

There was a lot like the agate stuff we saw back in Norseman.

I found polished small stones.

This is the outcrop area.

As we drove out the sun caught some flat area on the side – maybe that was what was on the photograph.

Back towards our track we headed up a track the other direction hoping to find the actual gorge according to the Hema Navigator.

We got so far then it was a very steep climb so we got out and walked up it. Doesn’t look that bad in the photo.

We got to the top and followed the track further around then the track stopped. We can see the river bed but no ‘gorge’ as such.

Back down to the dry creek area to find some more timber for the bushcooker tonight. Still gusty wind but not too bad. After lunch Steve helped Bob with his jet in his fridge while I got the blog up-to-date.

Steve got the fishing lines rigged and we walked down across the river bed to the deeper area closer to the gorge wall. On his first cast his line broke so we walked around the water end to walked along under the huge wall. It was lovely and cool with green grass.

Can’t see any etchings here.

Steve got his lure back and we cast our lures for a while but no takers. Very tranquil.

Looking back to our camp spot.

The birds are resting up.

Rock climbers would have a ball here – lots of hand and footholds.

Looked up a gorge like area on our way back.

Walking back across the river.

Another pretty flower with very nasty thorns protecting it.

It is very still now. Two Newman SES 4WDs arrived and as they talked their voices bounced back off the wall. While we were having a drink by the fire enjoying our lovely view, one of the SES chaps stopped by for a chat. They are doing a check of the outlying aboriginal missions to make sure they are prepared for the coming cyclone season and the flooding that cyclones bring.

The barra started feeding as the sun dropped and they were over the other side where we were!! The ‘smack’ was really loud as it echoed off the wall.

So beautiful tonight with no wind that we stayed by the fire to have dinner and enjoy the stars and the sounds of the night life. Something barked but we don’t think it was a dingo – might have been an owl.