Day 120
We pack up and leave the campground by 6:30am and drive to the southern end of the park to the airport where there are flights over the bungles. We arrive before the rush and they have a helicopter available straight away. It is $205 for an 18minute flight and while not cheap it will be a fantastic way to see the main Piccaninny Gorge and the sandstone domes which are unique here. We are not disappointed and get an amazing view of the gorge which is only accessible if you do a 3 day hike into it and the views of the banded hills from the air are not to be missed. We arrive back to the helicopter office where there are several people waiting for flights so we were lucky we got there early. We drive to the start of the walks and do the Cathedral Gorge, Piccaninny Creek Lookout and wander around the domes getting a close up view of the remarkable landscape. It has really started warming up and our thermometer says 35 degrees and although the walks were not very difficult we are both feeling the heat and after morning tea were glad to get into the air conditioning of the car. It is a 2 hour drive back out to the bitumen highway and we decide to drive the 150km to Doon Doon Roadhouse, about 100km south of Kununurra for the night. It is pretty basic and close to the highway but grassy sites and hot showers.
We pack up and leave the campground by 6:30am and drive to the southern end of the park to the airport where there are flights over the bungles. We arrive before the rush and they have a helicopter available straight away. It is $205 for an 18minute flight and while not cheap it will be a fantastic way to see the main Piccaninny Gorge and the sandstone domes which are unique here. We are not disappointed and get an amazing view of the gorge which is only accessible if you do a 3 day hike into it and the views of the banded hills from the air are not to be missed. We arrive back to the helicopter office where there are several people waiting for flights so we were lucky we got there early. We drive to the start of the walks and do the Cathedral Gorge, Piccaninny Creek Lookout and wander around the domes getting a close up view of the remarkable landscape. It has really started warming up and our thermometer says 35 degrees and although the walks were not very difficult we are both feeling the heat and after morning tea were glad to get into the air conditioning of the car. It is a 2 hour drive back out to the bitumen highway and we decide to drive the 150km to Doon Doon Roadhouse, about 100km south of Kununurra for the night. It is pretty basic and close to the highway but grassy sites and hot showers.
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