The road between Roebourne and Python Pool was as usual red hard metal, but a different scenery than the norm. Huge escarpments and mountains splashed the landscape then back to vast open plains lacking colour.
We passed a hill call pyramid hill for obvious reasons as it looked like an out of place pyramid and the road just scooped the edge of its base.
We had planned to camp at a place called snake creek just a few minutes from python pool but as we got to it, we weren't overly excited about it. We decided to go and see Python Pool before setting up camp.
Python pool is a deep water hole at the base of a huge cliff, a perfect swimming pool but at the moment it is full of algae and not recomended for swimming. A very stunning piece of scenery none the less, a place we will come back to for a days swimming and relaxing.
When we got back to the car, we pulled out the map and decided to carry on into the Millstream - chichester National Park to find a better spot for camping. We ended up driving the full loop of the park before finding the perfect spot. There were a couple of shallow fords to cross with gave the kids a bit of a thrill.
We decided on a camp called crossing pool which was right next to the Fortescue River, we managed to score a water front site, the camp ground is a very basic one very much like a doc camp in NZ, but no running water, but it did have a bush loo and gas bbq's.
While we were setting up the tent, a massive flock of cockatoos literally thousands turned up and flocked in the gum trees above us, the noise was defening, they ended up staying for the duration of our stay but left at sun down and made their noisy entrance VERY early in the morning.
our possy, just the very basics this time
The red dust is something you have to get use to when camping in this region and Janaya seemed to get herself covered from head to toe in no time, I wanted to get her all cleaned up before bedtime and I asked her to strip down so I could wash her hands, face and feet, I turned my back for a second and she had a better idea of just sitting in the bucket... all the water overflowed into the back of the car but it was so funny, she thought it was a great bath!!
With the kids in bed, Sean and I settled down for some quiet time and a few games of cards. By the time we got to bed it was FREEZING, I have never been that cold since being here, I didn't get much sleep that night because of it and by the early hours of the morning we had all three kids in bed with us....The morning we were greeted by the screaching of the cockies, no alarm clocks needed in the bush!
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