After a brief detour up to Wyndham to get a photo
with the Big Crocodile, I looked longingly down
the road as I passed the sign saying “Gibb River
Road”. I would love to explore the Kimberley area
and Mitchell Plateau thoroughly but unfortunately
the Pentecost River is too high for Mo to cross. I
also have a three week deadline to be back in
Perth so the next 4000kms will be a bit rushed.
Stopping overnight at Larrawa Station, it was a
delight to meet Brock and Wendy and hear their
interesting tales of life in the true outback on a
working cattle station. The politics of the
Kimberley are a mixture of the needs of the
tourists, the cattlemen, the indigenous population
and the mining industry. Never a dull moment!
Like Darwin, Broome had changed significantly –
catering largely to the tourist dollar. Here I met
one of the local characters Ross, who owns eight
postie bikes - all restored and painted in different
colours. I also caught up with Ben and Adam who
were doing a charity run on posties from Perth to
Darwin in just 11 days. After the obligatory Cable
Beach sunset, I pointed Mo south once more.