As we left the Bandilngan NP for Birdwood Station we are set out on the last stage of our journey down the Gibb River Rd.

It is all sealed! All the way to Derby, 130km or so. No river crossings, no corrugations, all pretty smooth! The Gibb will never be the same! The countryside is drying out, it is a dead flat Savannah style landscape. Boabs are everywhere and at different stages of leaf loss. This guys yellowing leaves stark against a blue sky.

Driving it is a big change, the elbows aren’t bumping along with the corrugations, there are even lane markings on the edge of the road. Catering for Victorians on the way north!

We are now at Birdwood Station, about 25km from Derby, for a couple of days. We will take in Derby from here before heading to Broome and then north up the Dampier peninsular for a few days. We will be back on the air when internet permits!