The Richardson's Adventures

Our holiday to Western Australia was initiated from the idea of taking our boys on a extended holiday prior to starting school. We have been camping in tent's, and more recently we had a camper trailer for 3 years. While the camper trailer served us well ( over 30 camping trips ), we have upgraded to our off road caravan. The caravan makes life easier for the overnight stay, quick pack up, and it also has air conditioning. Our holidays have been booked for 2 1/2 years and we have been planning in some sort of fashion since. We have upgraded the car to give hassle free motoring, not to mention the great V8 rumble.

Saturday 23 July 2011

Fitzroy Crossing

Geikie Gorge National Park
Today we explore Geikie Gorge along the Fitzroy river via boat.  This gave us a different geological view of the Gorge.  "Every wet season the river can rise ~ 16 metres above the old crossing and flow at 30,000 cubic metres per second.  In the wet season the Fitztoy River is one of the largest rivers in the world". 


Jen & Zachary

Steven & Jacob

Fresh water Crocodiles

Geological rock formation

The Fitzroy River 

Water line
 In the rock formation above, it looks like a side profile of a face.  The nose is the water indicator line in the wet season.



Tough Pub
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  1. grandpa25 July 2011 at 03:03

    Fitzroy River boat cruise, that is some river, and those crocs on the bank,wow. That (head) rock formation was something else!!
    You would had a great view from the boat, no sides or roof...
    Gee that a lot of water in the wet season, what do the locals do??
    Did you ave a beer in the "Tough Pub"..

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