Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 August: Larrawa Nature Park And Halls Creek

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Today we are on the lands of the Jaru, Kija, Kukatja, Walmajarri, Gooniyandi peoples. 

We are well into the Kimberley, and connectivity often alternates between 1 bar and nothing, so apologies for no blog yesterday.  We stayed at Larrawa, a working cattle farm on Monday. It is several corrugated kilometres off Highway 1, with water and showers, but no power. This was a first for us, but our little caravan has battery and gas, so it isn't any hardship. The stillness was incredible and the vastness of the sky and stars can't help but make one feel the world could surely be a better place than it is currently. In the afternoon we had a delightful walk to Christmas Creek, and Gayle compared shots with another bird photographer whom we met.

Female Australian Darter at Christmas Creek


Looking along the dry creek bed.




...And back the other way.



Sunset at Larrawa 


Leaving Larrawa we had a relatively short drive to Halls Creek with its intertwined indigenous, pastoral and gold past and present. Its 1880s gold rush was short-lived, but it served to bring an influx of non-indigenous people into the area and establish the now abandoned town known as Old Halls Creek.
Commemorating the discovery of gold in 1885.


Mudbrick remains of Old Halls Creek Post Office


The Royal Flying Doctor Service was initiated as a result of a medical emergency at Old Halls Creek in 1917.







China Wall' consists of quartz rock rising out of weathered granite and runs for many kilometres.


Dry season rock pool at China Wall



Steve. Help!

  1. Mary15 August 2024 at 08:13

    Ha ha your car! I fear Steve would suffer PTSD if that was his car 

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  2. Jenny15 August 2024 at 21:27

    The dirt will be worth it



Location: Halls Creek WA 6770, Australia

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  1. Mary15 August 2024 at 08:13

    Ha ha your car! I fear Steve would suffer PTSD if that was his car

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  2. Jenny15 August 2024 at 21:27

    The dirt will be worth it

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