The Kimberley: Day 4

I don't know what I expected from a camp site that's so hard to get to but I didn't expect a toilet. We got one anyway, a standard drop toilet like the ones you find all through the Kimberley and at 24hr Stopping free camps on the side of the road. For those of you who haven't experienced the joy of drop toilets, let me explain;
They're basically a toilet bowl which I strongly advise you to hover over instead of sit on even if you need to shit, seriously, work those quads. And its a classic Don't Look Down situation coz if you look down you'll find out exactly what everyone who used the bog before you had for breakfast. And lunch and dinner for that matter. They're waterless, you just do what you gotta do, close the lid and walk away and decomposition does the rest. Its times like these you learn exactly how long you can hold your breath for.

Aaaanyways, on to more pleasant things like eating insects.

Yep, eating insects. While we were walking up to the falls we passed loads of green ant nests. They make nests in trees out of leaves and the ants taste like sour lime, I didn't eat one though on account of the fact I'm socially conditioned not to put insects in my mouth. No. I just licked its arse.

And once more for the record; I licked an ants arse.

Eat A Fucking Lime Instead!

Big Merton Falls

Mitchell Falls are awesome, I could sit and watch them for hours. I'd love to fly over them during the Wet just to see how amazing they look in full force. We spent a bit of time swimming at the top of the falls, you can't swim anywhere else because the Wungurr Creator Snakes live there and will punish you for your disrespect. Well, that and you'd probably be sucked over the edge to your death anyway, its best to nod and smile and go "Hmm, yeah, creator snakes" and just stay where they want you to.

The Stunning Mitchell Falls

There are two ways back to the car park from the falls; either you spend 90 minutes walking back the way you came or you take a helicopter back. Options range from the 6 minute Taxi flight which will cost $90 to the Coastal flight which takes you for miles and will cost you your first born and two limbs. Me, Pat, Dick and Pam went with the $90 option which meant we had to cook dinner for the others when we got back because Glen wanted to have dinner at Little Merton Falls where we could watch the sunset. It's a nice idea in theory and getting there with large pans of food, plates, drinks and cutlery was no problem. Getting back with one torch between four of us was slightly more amusing. Have you noticed how many more rocks there are when you can't see them?

Taxi Home

Mitchell Falls From The Air

Today was awesome, it was a big day and I was suitably knackered as were Scott (22) and Isabelle (27), we fell asleep listening to the old folk singing Waltzing Matilda and slating the "young uns" for not being able to keep up with them.

Dinner At Little Merton Falls

Well some of us are conditioned to get an early night for work the next day thankyouverymuch.

Well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

written by  Koala Bear on July 20, 2007 from Mitchell Plateau, Australia
from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz
tagged RoadTrip, LovinIt and Kimberley
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