Thursday, 14 August 2014 – Ellenbrae

We dropped off a couple of the vans into storage at a mango grove just out of town then proceeded towards Home Valley Station, our first Gibb River Road stop.  The GRR is sealed up to the first turn off at El Questro Homestead where we have been previously so we skipped that one.  After that the gravel road obviously gets a lot of traffic and is very corrugated.  We crossed the fairly shallow, but wide Pentacost River and soon after reached Home Valley Homestead where we had coffee and chips.  Home Valley obviously caters to the large tours groups with its large restaurant and clean, modern amenities.

 Then after a few more corrugations we had lunch beside the picturesque Bamboo Creek.  By mid afternoon we arrived at Ellenbrae Station (a lot more basic than Home Valley) where set up camp and had a look at the nearby billabong. We all had a shower (gotta get that dust off) in the rather cute (read: rustic and basic) amenities block.


Gordo Crossing The Pentacost River (Note vehicle behind)

Cane  Toad Collection Box At Home Valley Station (Yes, they Are in WA)



Boab Trees At Home Valley Station

Defunct Grader.  That Explains The Condition Of The Road



Coffee Time At Home Valley Station

Message Rock On The GRR



'Cute' Amenities At Ellenbrae.  The Floodway Is The Toilet.  Of Course.

Double Bar Finches At Ellenbrae

Next Morning At Ellenbrae After A VERY Cold Night 

Some Don't Make It