Day 41 Bungle Bungles

We stay at the closest caravan park to the Bungles. Unfortunately, that still leaves us a 55km drive on a rough, dusty, unsealed road to get to the visitor’s centre. Much to the dismay of the kids, the first walk we plan is a further 25km up the same road. The Bungles are a group of large rock formations that resemble enormous bee hives. The rock is striated red and black and it is crumbling in many places. Our first stop starts with a 2km walk through many of the bee hive formations to a natural amphitheatre with a roof about 150m above the ground. The kids are amazed to hear a softly spoken word from over 50m away as the sound bounces around the enclosed space. We enjoy the stop before making our way back to the car and another 50km drive to the second walk. We enjoy a quiet lunch before another 2km walk to a huge chasm in the rock. It’s actually a series of chasms we make our way through before arriving at the last, biggest chasm. The now familiar red rock contrasts beautifully with the white sand and provides a fantastic view for most of the walk. The stone edifice on either side of the trail extends over 100m and provides a welcome relief from the hot sun. As we return to the caravan park, we realise we have spent almost 5 hours driving in order to walk about 5km and see two spots. Worth it? Yeah, but I don’t think we’ll be in a hurry to do it again. Tomorrow, the long drive to Broome and, finally, the West Australian coast.