Wednesday 29th May – Millstream to Tom Price

Packed up and away at 8:30am heading for Hamersley Gorge.  The countryside was a repeat of the other day – Spinifex covered ridges, red rocks and the beautiful Hamersley Ranges in the distance.  We had heard that this road was badly corrugated but managed to strike when the grader was busy at work.  You can be in the right place at the right time sometimes.

On reaching the range we drove up through the Rio Tinto Gorge (very narrow) before arriving at Hamersley Gorge (part of Karijini National Park).  This place is just amazing.  The rock strata has been twisted and folded into amazing shapes – just incredible shapes, form and colours.  We climbed up the gorge a little way (rock hopping you could call it) to find a quite large swimming hole.  Again the water was cold and refreshing.  At the beginning of this swimming hole there was a small, round, almost enclosed pool with a tiny waterfall running into it.

Hamersley Gorge

There were lots of roadworks on our way into Tom Price, at one point to accommodate a new railway shifting ore.  Tom Price is a very tidy and green mining town.  Booked into the Caravan Park and did a load of washing before heading back into town to the Thai Restaurant recommended to us by the Information Centre lady.  The food was good, the service was very ordinary.