Sunday, 17 August – Manning Gorge

After leaving Drysdale River Station we had 70Km of badly corrugated road before getting back onto the Gibb River Road. As usual on these roads there is not a lot of traffic so when we came across a ute pulled up at the side of the road we stopped to see if the driver need assistance. It turned out the driver was one of the early settler variety and had fallen asleep at the wheel with a can of VB in his hand and the motor still running. We left him to it.

Our lunch stop today was at Mount Barnett Station roadhouse where we purchased the $10 special – rump steak and chips which was delicious. The next stop was Manning Gorge, just 7km down behind the roadhouse. 

We set up camp pretty quickly so we could go on the challenging walk to Manning Gorge. The walk starts off with either a punt or swim (your choice) across the Manning River then a 3.5Km hike over rocks and sandy tracks through steep gullies, etc.  Once again it was worth the walk to have a swim in a spectacular setting. On return to camp we took in an urgent dose of fivsies.



Crossing The Manning River

Another Way To Cross The Manning River

Plunge Pool at Manning Gorge

Falls Into Plunge Pool



Plunge Pool In Manning Gorge

Plunge Pool In Manning Gorge