Bacon and
eggs and tomato for breakfast followed by an Otto coffee.
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Camp at Crossing Pool |
After
breakfast we walked to the Millstream Homestead along the Murlamunyjunha Trail
– about 8km return. This was a lovely
walk. The first part was across the
Fortescue floodplain which had been quite badly eroded in a recent flood. Other sections included quite exposed ridge
areas and then wetland areas with lots of melaleucas. There was much variety in vegetation and it
was great to see lots of plaques naming many of the trees.
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Amazing rocks on Murlamunyjunha Trail |
The
homestead/visitors centre was unattended but had an excellent display on the
area and its history. This would have
been an amazing spot for a homestead with lots of water. Apparently they had a Chinese gardener who
irrigated a large area to grow vegetables and bananas, date palms etc. The even had a tennis court and a bath house
built into the permanent water flowing in Millstream Creek. It was amazing to see Sturt's Desert Pea out
in flower – it's such a beautiful flower.
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Great to see the Stuart's Desert Pea in bloom |
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Millstream Homestead |
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The Lilly Pond at Millstraem Homestead |
Met the ranger (only one on duty at the moment – usually three) who was working with a group of
Karratha High School students pulling out a feral fern from one of the water courses.
After the walk back we had a swim at Crossing Pool – was quite cold but very refreshing. Lunch and a lazy few hours, reading, napping before happy hour with Flo, Jim and other campers.