Geike Gorge to Windjana NP Monday 01/08/11

This Gorge was once part of the barrier reef that encircled the Kimberley during the Devonian geological period 350 million years ago. We were disappointed at the walk here as the limestone rocks were still covered in dense silt from the late wet season and were instead fascinated by the flood level markers of the last 12 years.
 We travel along Leopold Downs Road to Tunnel Creek which is an underground passage beneath the limestone Napier range. It was here  that aboriginal police tracker / freedom fighter hid out for 3 years after he killed a policeman. It was easy to see why & how he hid out in the maze of darkness.
Our camp tonight is at Windjana Gorge where we were pleasantly surprised to find not only hot showers but flushing toilets in the middle of nowhere.